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Stocks in Canada fell Friday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index declined 1.7% to 31317.41.
Among large local companies, AbraSilver Resource was the biggest laggard, plunging 14%, followed by shares of WELL Health Technologies, which tumbled 10%. Shares of Andean Precious Metals tumbled 9.6%.
Hammond Pwr Solns Cl A was the biggest leader during the session, surging 14%, and Valeura Energy surged 7.9%. Molson Coors Canada Cl B rounded out the top three movers, as shares rose 4.8%.
Stock indexes in the U.S. fell as the Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 2.0%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index declined 1.5%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.0%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index added 0.4% to 96.35. 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 13.15 basis points to 3.566%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 20, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)
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