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Stocks in Canada slipped during early trading Friday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index declined 0.6% to 31654.86.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($728.8 million), WELL Health Technologies is the biggest early laggard, tumbling 7.6%, followed by shares of Molson Coors Canada Cl A, which plunged 5.0%. Shares of Americas Gold & Silver dropped 4.9%.
Hammond Pwr Solns Cl A is the biggest leader this morning, surging 12%, and Tenaz Energy jumped 3.4%. Power Corp of Canada rounds out the top three movers, as shares gained 2.7%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.5% to 96.36. Locally, the U.S. dollar was equivalent to 0.73 Canadian dollars, up 0.1%.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield rose 8.42 basis points to 3.519%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 20, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)
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