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Stocks in Canada fell during early trading Thursday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index dropped 1.9% to 31691.37.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($729.2 million), Avino Silver & Gold Mines is the biggest early laggard, plunging 16%, followed by shares of Americas Gold & Silver, which tumbled 14%. Shares of Endeavour Silver plunged 13%.
Vermilion Energy is the biggest leader this morning, surging 6.9%, and Methanex jumped 3.6%. Parex Resources rounds out the top three movers, as shares increased 3.3%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index declined 0.5% to 96.26. 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 increased 1.48 basis points to 3.465%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 19, 2026 10:13 ET (14:13 GMT)
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