Canadian Stocks Flat In Morning Trading
Dow Jones2026/09/29 14:11This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Stocks in Canada were flat during early trading Tuesday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index held steady at 35489.68.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($704.8 million), Celestica is the biggest leader this morning, gaining 4.8%, and Aecon Group added 4.0%. Bird Construction rounds out the top three movers, as shares increased 3.9%.
Savaria is the biggest early laggard, dropping 4.8%, followed by shares of Canadian Tire, which declined 3.3%. Shares of BlackBerry dropped 3.1%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index added 0.1% to 96.97. The Canadian dollar weakened 0.1% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.70.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield rose 0.67 basis point to 3.972%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 29, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)
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