Canadian Stocks Rise 1.5%
Dow Jones2026/09/03 20:31This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Stocks in Canada gained Thursday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.5% to 36633.12.
Among large local companies, Celestica was the biggest leader during the session, jumping 11%, and First Mining Gold jumped 11%. Hut 8 rounded out the top three movers, as shares surged 8.7%.
Northern Dynasty Minerals was the biggest laggard, plunging 5.0%, followed by shares of Curaleaf Holdings, which fell 4.8%. Shares of Ivanhoe Electric fell 2.9%.
Stock indexes in the U.S. closed up with the Nasdaq Composite Index increasing 1.4%. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.2%, and the S&P 500 Index rose 1.1%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index dropped 0.6% to 95.15. The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.4% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.73.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield declined 0.49 basis point to 3.791%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 03, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)
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