Canadian Stocks Climb 0.7%
Dow Jones2026/09/02 20:31This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Stocks in Canada rose Wednesday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.7% to 36091.61.
Among large local companies, Endeavour Silver was the biggest leader during the session, surging 8.1%, and Highlander Silver surged 7.8%. AbraSilver Resource rounded out the top three movers, as shares surged 7.5%.
Celestica was the biggest laggard, tumbling 5.6%, followed by shares of Cronos Group, which fell 4.5%. Shares of Magellan Aerospace fell 3.7%.
U.S. stock indexes moved upward with the Dow Jones Industrial Average increasing 0.6%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index added 0.5%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index increased 0.5%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index dropped 0.2% to 95.70. The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.4% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.72.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield increased 5.64 basis points to 3.804%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 02, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)
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