Canadian Stocks Climb 0.5%

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Stocks in Canada rose Thursday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index added 0.5% to 35505.84.

Among large local companies, Bausch Health was the biggest leader during the session, surging 29%, and Hut 8 surged 22%. Xanadu Quantum Techs rounded out the top three movers, as shares jumped 13%.

Lightspeed Commerce was the biggest laggard, plunging 13%, followed by shares of Spin Master, which plunged 11%. Shares of Bombardier Cl B plunged 7.9%.

U.S. stock indexes closed up with the Nasdaq Composite Index increasing 2.8%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index gained 1.7%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.2%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index declined 0.9% to 96.29. The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.3% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.71.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield declined 0.36 basis point to 3.591%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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July 30, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)