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Stocks Back Off from Record Levels

Published 2024-09-25, 12:34 p/m
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Baystreet.ca - Markets in Toronto tailed off from the dizzy heights they had achieved in recent days, as energy and consumer stocks proved co-anchors on the index.

The TSX Composite Index docked 46.34 points to adjourn Wednesday at 23,935.63, breaking a string of four straight gaining sessions.

The TSX has gained 14.1% for the year, partly driven by the country's policy easing cycle. The Bank of Canada cut rates for the third time in a row in September.

The Canadian dollar sank 0.26 cents to 74.25 cents U.S.

In corporate news, energy stocks such as Athabasca Oil (TSX:ATH) fell 22 cents, or 4.3%, to $4.91, while Baytex Energy (TSX:BTE) gave back 18 cents, or 4.2%, to $4.07.

Magna International (TSX:MG) lost $3.17, or 5.5%, to $54.36 after Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) downgraded its stock to "equal-weight" from "overweight".MTY Food Group (TSX:MTY) sagged $1.13, or 2.5%, to $44.17.

In industrial issues, ATS Corp (TSX:ATS). dipped $1.39, or 3.5%, to $38.50, while Ballard Power (TSX:BLDP) shed eight cents, or 3.4%, to $2.25.

Utilities, on the other hand, made their way upward, with ATCO taking on $1.27 a share, or 2.8%, to $47.49, while Transalta added 24 cents, or 1.8%, to $13.97.

Gold moved higher, as Aya prospered $1.12, or 6.4%, to $18.52, while Eldorado Gold (TSX:ELD) captured 56 cents, or 2.3%, to $14.13.

Materials marched, was Labrador Iron Ore (TSX:LIF) strengthened 90 cents, or 2.8%, to $32.81, while Dundee Precious Metals (TSX:DPM) grabbed 32 cents, or 2.3%, to $14.13.

Middlefield Global Real Asset Fund said its unitholders approved its merger with mutual fund Real Estate Split Corp. Units of Middlefield gained two cents Wednesday to $7.78.

ON BAYSTREET

The TSX Venture Exchange subtracted 5.7 points, or 1%, to 591.41.

Seven of the 12 TSX subgroups were lower, as energy tumbled 2%, consumer discretionary lost 1.2%, and industrials slid 0.6%.

The five gainers were led by utilities, surging 0.6%, gold, improving 0.3%, and materials, better 0.2%.

ON WALLSTREET

The recent hot streak behind Wall Street came to a grinding halt Wednesday, as energy and consumer stocks weighed most heavily.

The Dow Jones Industrials tumbled 293.47 points to 41,914.75

The S&P 500 index skidded 10.68 points to 5,722.25.

The NASDAQ Composite eked ahead 7.68 points to 18,098.39.

Notable losers of the day include General Motors (NYSE:GM) and Ford, which slid 5% and 4%, respectively, after downgrades from Morgan Stanley.

Seven of the 11 sectors of the S&P 500 were in negative territory, led lower by energy as U.S. crude futures fell more than 2%. Chevron (NYSE:CVX) shares slumped 2%.

Tech was a bright spot in the market. Hewlett Packard Enterprise advanced more than 4% following an upgrade from Barclays (LON:BARC), citing strong artificial intelligence data center demand as a positive catalyst. Chip powerhouse Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) added about 2%, bringing its market capitalization over the $3 trillion mark.

All three averages are on track for a positive September, though fears of a slowing economy still linger after last week’s rate cut from the Federal Reserve.

On the data front, new home sales slipped 4.7% in August to 716,000, down from July’s revised reading of 751,000. Investors will also look toward weekly jobless claims on Thursday.

Prices for the 10-year Treasury dropped, lifting yields to 3.79% from Tuesday’s 3.73%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Oil prices sank $1.83 at $69.73 U.S. a barrel.

Gold prices gained $7.20 to $2,684.20 U.S. an ounce

This content was originally published on Baystreet.ca

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