Canadian Stocks Fall 0.8% In Early Trading

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Stocks in Canada slipped during early trading Tuesday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.8% to 35965.30.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($720.3 million), Ivanhoe Electric is the biggest early laggard, tumbling 6.8%, followed by shares of Toromont Industries, which tumbled 6.2%. Shares of Xanadu Quantum Techs tumbled 5.3%.

Bausch Health is the biggest leader this morning, adding 3.8%, and Valeura Energy increased 3.7%. Obsidian Energy rounds out the top three movers, as shares gained 3.1%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index increased 0.1% to 95.77. The Canadian dollar weakened 0.2% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.72.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield increased 2.29 basis points to 3.761%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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September 01, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)