Bank Of Nova Scotia Stock Falls Thursday, Underperforms Market

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Shares of Bank of Nova Scotia BNS shed 1.53% to C$119.36 Thursday, in what proved to be an all-around down trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index falling 0.10% to 36,365.42.

Bank of Nova Scotia closed 6.5% below its 52-week high of C$127.63, which the company achieved on August 17th.

Trading volume of 2.0 M shares remained below its 50-day average volume of 4.1 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 20, 2026.

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August 20, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)