Toronto market edges off record high as oil prices drop

TSX ends down 0.4% at 23,259.96 BMO shares slide fall 6.5% after earnings miss Energy loses 2%; oil settles 2.4% lower Real estate rises 1%, hitting an 18-month high By Nikhil Sharma and Fergal Smith Aug 27 – Canada’s main stock index ended lower on Tuesday, pulling back from a record high, as a drop … Read more

TSX posts biggest gain in six months as cyclical shares rally

TSX ends up 1.58% at 22,225.61 Posts its biggest gain since Feb. 15 Energy gains 2.02%; oil settles up 1.3% Canadian Tire jumps 7.74% on earnings beat Aug 8 – Canada’s main stock index climbed by the most in six months on Thursday, as stocks that are sensitive to the economic outlook led a broad-based … Read more

TSX falls to 2-month low as financials, resource stocks slide

TSX ends down 1.2% at 21,698.11 * Posts its lowest closing level since April 17 * Energy falls 3.1% * Financials end 1.2% lower By Fergal Smith June 13 – Canada’s main stock index fell to a near two-month low on Thursday, weighed by declines for financial and commodity-linked shares, as investors worried that the … Read more