Canadian Stocks Hold Steady
Dow Jones2026/10/05 20:31This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights. Stocks in Canada were flat Monday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index held steady at 35518.55. Among large local companies, Athabasca Oil was the biggest leader during the session, jumping 14%, and Spartan Delta surged 6.3%. Shopify Cl A rounded out the top three movers, as shares surged 5.7%. First Mining Gold was the biggest laggard, plunging 7.7%, followed by shares of Mattr, which declined 4.5%. Shares of Westshore Terminals Invt fell 4.5%. U.S. stock indexes rose with the Nasdaq Composite Index increasing 1.1%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index gained 0.7%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.2%. On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 97.33. The Canadian dollar weakened 0.1% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.70. In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield increased 1.06 basis points to 3.955%. Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet (END) Dow Jones Newswires October 05, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)
This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Stocks in Canada were flat Monday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index held steady at 35518.55.
Among large local companies, Athabasca Oil was the biggest leader during the session, jumping 14%, and Spartan Delta surged 6.3%. Shopify Cl A rounded out the top three movers, as shares surged 5.7%.
First Mining Gold was the biggest laggard, plunging 7.7%, followed by shares of Mattr, which declined 4.5%. Shares of Westshore Terminals Invt fell 4.5%.
U.S. stock indexes rose with the Nasdaq Composite Index increasing 1.1%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index gained 0.7%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.2%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 97.33. The Canadian dollar weakened 0.1% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.70.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield increased 1.06 basis points to 3.955%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 05, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)
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