TSX Ends Roughly Flat After Volatile Session

RTTNews | 11 h 16 min atrás

(RTTNews) - The Canadian market ended flat on Monday after a volatile session, as investors awaited earnings updates from major banks on Tuesday. Worries about tariffs and uncertainty about the outlook for growth weighed on sentiment.

Consumer staples and consumer discretionary stocks turned in a fine performance. Communications and materials shares were the other notable gainers in the session. Healthcare and energy stocks traded weak.

The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index, which tumbled to 25,020.03 in early trades, losing nearly 130 points in the process, climbed to 25,255.92 around mid afternoon, but pared most of its gains and finally ended the day's session with a small gain of 4.23 points or 0.02% at 25,151.26.

Dye & Durham soared 25%. Canada Goose Holdings zoomed 12%. Eldorado Gold, iA Financial Corporation, Lundin Gold, Westshore Terminals Investment Corporation, Cogeco Inc., E-L-Financial Corporation and Metro Inc gained 3 to 5.7%.

Cogeco Communications, Dollarama Inc., Restaurant Brands International, Loblaw Companies, Bombardier Inc., Jamieson Wellness, Bombardier Inc., ATS Corporation, Alamos Gold, Cargojet and NorthWest Company gained 2 to 3%.

Gran Tierra Energy plunged 12.5%. The company reported that its fourth-quarter net loss was $34.21 million, compared to prior year's profit of $7.71 million. Loss per share was $1.04, compared to profit of $0.23 a year ago.

Equinox Gold Corp. (EQX.TO) announced on Sunday that it entered into an agreement to acquire Calibre Mining Corp in an all-stock transaction, a deal that would value the combined companies at $5.4 billion.

Calibre shareholders will receive 0.31 Equinox common shares for each Calibre common share held, according to an Equinox press release. Existing Equinox shareholders and former Calibre shareholders will own approximately 65% and 35% of the outstanding common shares of the combined company.

Calibre Mining shares ended down nearly 4%, while Equinox Gold edged up marginally.

Hut 8 Corp., Celestica Inc and Tenaz Energy Corp lost 7.2%, 6.8% and 5.1%, respectively. TFI International, Endeavour Mining, Brookfield Renewable Corporation, Newmont Corporation, Canadian National Raiway, Torex Gold Resources and Kinaxis ended lower by 2 to 4.3%.

Sensex, Nifty Modestly Higher In Cautious Trade

Indian shares were slightly higher in cautious trade on Tuesday after having suffered heavy losses in the previous session on tariff worries and apprehensions over the artificial intelligence-driven narratives.

RTTNews | 5 h 9 min atrás

Asian Markets Trade Mostly Lower

Asian stock markets are trading mostly lower on Tuesday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, as traders remain concerned about the lingering US tariff threats and uncertainty about the outlook for global economic growth. US President Donald Trump directed a top government committee to limit Chinese investment in energy, technology, and other vital U.S. industries.

RTTNews | 6 h 8 min atrás

Australian Market Maintains Early Losses In Mid-market

The Australian stock market is maintain its early losses in mid-market trading on Tuesday, reversing the slight gains in the previous session, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is falling well below the 8,300 level, with weakness across most sectors led by mining and technology stocks.

RTTNews | 6 h 51 min atrás

Sensex, Nifty Set For A Muted Start As Tariff Worries Mount

Indian shares may open on a flat note Tuesday after suffering heavy losses in the previous session.

RTTNews | 7 h 0 min atrás

Thai Bourse May Open Under Pressure On Tuesday.

The Thai stock market has finished lower in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had risen just over 5 points or 0.4 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,235-point plateau and it's looking at a lower open again on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is negative on growing U.S. tariff concerns. The European and U.S. markets were mostly lower and the Asian markets are also expected to open under pressure. The SET finished modestly lower on Monday as losses from the finance, property, resource, services and technology sectors were mitigated by support from the food, consumer and industrial companies. For the day, the index sank 10.36 points or 0.83 percent to finish at 1,235.85 after trading between 1,227.42 and 1,242.50. Volume was 8.853 billion shares worth 42.248 billion baht. There were 334 decliners and 170 gainers, with 159 stocks finishing unchanged. Among the actives, Thailand Airport plunged 3.45 percent, while Asset World shed 0.64 percent, Bangkok Bank retreated 1.29 percent, Bangkok Dusit Medical gained 0.43 percent, Bangkok Expressway slumped 1.54 percent, B. Grimm improved 0.79 percent, BTS Group declined 1.61 percent, CP All Public lost 0.48 percent, Charoen Pokphand Foods rallied 2.22 percent, Energy Absolute sank 0.73 percent, Gulf tanked 2.83 percent, Kasikornbank dropped 0.94 percent, Krung Thai Bank tumbled 1.67 percent, Krung Thai Card collected 0.49 percent, PTT Oil & Retail surrendered 2.46 percent, PTT Exploration and Production skidded 1.19 percent, PTT Global Chemical climbed 1.09 percent, Siam Commercial Bank fell 0.40 percent, Siam Concrete added 0.35 percent, Thai Oil jumped 1.98 percent, True Corporation plummeted 6.25 percent and TTB Bank, SCG Packaging, Advanced Info, Banpu and PTT were unchanged. The lead from Wall Street is soft as the major averages opened higher on Monday but faded quickly and finished mixed.

RTTNews | 7 h 29 min atrás

Indonesia Stock Market May Give Up Support At 6,700 Points

The Indonesia stock market headed south again on Monday, one session after ending the two-day losing streak in which it had given up more than 85 points or 1.2 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just beneath the 6,750-point plateau and it's looking at a soft start again on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is negative on growing U.S. tariff concerns. The European and U.S. markets were mostly lower and the Asian markets are also expected to open under pressure. The JCI finished modestly lower on Monday following losses from the telecoms, financial shares and cement companies, while the resource stocks were mixed. For the day, the index lost 53.40 points or 0.78 percent to finish at 6,749.60 after trading between 6,732.41 and 6,818.79. Among the actives, Bank CIMB Niaga tumbled 1.74 percent, while Bank Mandiri dropped 0.99 percent, Bank Danamon Indonesia skidded 1.19 percent, Bank Negara Indonesia 2.33 percent, Bank Central Asia sank 0.83 percent, Bank Rakyat Indonesia collected 0.77 percent, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison surrendered 3.18 percent, Indocement stumbled 2.44 percent, Semen Indonesia fell 0.36 percent, Indofood Sukses Makmur rallied 2.60 percent, United Tractors jumped 1.73 percent, Astra International slumped 1.05 percent, Energi Mega Persada plunged 3.81 percent, Aneka Tambang improved 1.23 percent, Jasa Marga retreated 1.44 percent, Vale Indonesia plummeted 3.61 percent, Timah strengthened 1.46 percent, Bumi Resources declined 1.82 percent and Bank Maybank Indonesia and Astra Agro Lestari were unchanged.

RTTNews | 7 h 59 min atrás

Japanese Market Significantly Lower

The Japanese stock market is significantly lower in post-holiday trading on Tuesday, reversing the gains in the previous session, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, with the Nikkei 225 falling below the 38,400 level, with weakness across most sectors led by index heavyweights and technology stocks.

RTTNews | 8 h 3 min atrás

Hong Kong Shares Tipped To Open In The Red

The Hong Kong stock market turned lower again on Monday, one session after ending the two-day slide in which it had dropped almost 470 points or 2.1 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 23,340-point plateau and it may extend its losses on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is negative on growing U.S. tariff concerns. The European and U.S. markets were mostly lower and the Asian markets are also expected to open under pressure. The Hang Seng finished modestly lower on Monday as losses from the technology and financial shares were offset by support from the property sector. For the day, the index slumped 136.31 points or 0.58 percent to finish at 23,341.61 after trading between 23,221.57 and 23,688.45. Among the actives, Alibaba Group slumped 2.02 percent, while Alibaba Health Info plunged 5.13 percent, ANTA Sports accelerated 3.84 percent, China Life Insurance rallied 3.82 percent, China Mengniu Dairy soared 4.69 percent, China Resources Land increased 1.80 percent, CITIC perked 0.11 percent, CNOOC tumbled 2.27 percent, CSPC Pharmaceutical gained 1.00 percent, Galaxy Entertainment spiked 4.41 percent, Haier Smart Home strengthened 3.00 percent, Hang Lung Properties improved 2.20 percent, Henderson Land added 1.70 percent, Hong Kong & China Gas rose 0.99 percent, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China sank 0.36 percent, JD.com fell 0.31 percent, Lenovo tanked 4.56 percent, Li Auto stumbled 2.93 percent, Li Ning jumped 3.02 percent, Meituan advanced 2.21 percent, New World Development surged 6.77 percent, Nongfu Spring climbed 2.37 percent, Techtronic Industries retreated 1.55 percent, Xiaomi Corporation dipped 0.19 percent and WuXi Biologics plummeted 9.04 percent. The lead from Wall Street is soft as the major averages opened higher on Monday but faded quickly and finished mixed.

RTTNews | 8 h 14 min atrás

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