Canadian Stocks Climb 0.9% In Morning Trading

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Stocks in Canada rose during early trading Wednesday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index gained 0.9% to 36678.79.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($724.0 million), Aris Mining is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 9.2%, and NovaGold Resources surged 8.6%. Fortuna Mining rounds out the top three movers, as shares jumped 8.3%.

Bird Construction is the biggest early laggard, dropping 4.6%, followed by shares of Hut 8, which fell 4.3%. Shares of Hammond Pwr Solns Cl A declined 3.9%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index dropped 0.7% to 95.41. The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.6% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.72.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield declined 2.73 basis points to 3.669%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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August 19, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)