Canadian Stocks Gain 0.3% In Early Trading
Dow Jones2026/10/08 14:11This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights. Stocks in Canada rose during early trading Thursday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index added 0.3% to 35141.98. Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($702.2 million), Richelieu Hardware is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 11%, and DPM Metals jumped 4.5%. Versamet Royalties rounds out the top three movers, as shares rose 3.6%. Hut 8 is the biggest early laggard, plunging 5.7%, followed by shares of Xanadu Quantum Techs, which plunged 5.1%. Shares of Hammond Pwr Solns Cl A plunged 5.0%. On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index held steady at 97.41. The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.1% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.70. In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield declined 0.01 basis point to 3.945%. Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet (END) Dow Jones Newswires October 08, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)
This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Stocks in Canada rose during early trading Thursday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index added 0.3% to 35141.98.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($702.2 million), Richelieu Hardware is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 11%, and DPM Metals jumped 4.5%. Versamet Royalties rounds out the top three movers, as shares rose 3.6%.
Hut 8 is the biggest early laggard, plunging 5.7%, followed by shares of Xanadu Quantum Techs, which plunged 5.1%. Shares of Hammond Pwr Solns Cl A plunged 5.0%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index held steady at 97.41. The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.1% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.70.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield declined 0.01 basis point to 3.945%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 08, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)
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