Canadian Stocks Decline 0.2%

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Stocks in Canada slipped Friday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index declined 0.2% to 35806.65.

Among large local companies, Thomson Reuters was the biggest laggard, plunging 5.0%, followed by shares of First Mining Gold, which fell 4.4%. Shares of Open Text fell 4.3%.

Hut 8 was the biggest leader during the session, surging 8.6%, and Allied Gold surged 7.4%. Montage Gold rounded out the top three movers, as shares jumped 6.1%.

U.S. stock indexes finished mixed with the Nasdaq Composite Index adding 0.4%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index rose 0.2%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.2%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index held steady at 96.08. The Canadian dollar held steady against the U.S. dollar at US$0.71.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield increased 5.65 basis points to 3.879%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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September 18, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)