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Stocks in Canada rose during early trading Friday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index increased 0.4% to 34546.89.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($724.5 million), BlackBerry is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 8.5%, and Energy Fuels surged 3.7%. Lithium Americas rounds out the top three movers, as shares rose 2.6%.
CAE Inc is the biggest early laggard, plunging 8.5%, followed by shares of G2 Goldfields, which fell 4.1%. Shares of Silvercorp Metals declined 4.0%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index increased 0.1% to 95.92. Locally, the U.S. dollar was equivalent to 0.72 Canadian dollars, down 0.2%.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield fell 3.65 basis points to 3.512%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 22, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)
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