Canadian Stocks Fall 1.6%

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Stocks in Canada fell Wednesday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 1.6% to 35751.43.

Among large local companies, Endeavour Silver was the biggest laggard, plunging 12%, followed by shares of A.G.F. Management Cl B NV, which plunged 9.7%. Shares of Xanadu Quantum Techs tumbled 7.8%.

Enerflex was the biggest leader during the session, adding 3.5%, and Thomson Reuters gained 3.1%. Lassonde Industries Cl A rounded out the top three movers, as shares added 2.9%.

U.S. stock indexes fell as the Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 1.1%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index dropped 0.8%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.7%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.5% to 96.77. The Canadian dollar weakened 0.2% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.71.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield increased 12.41 basis points to 3.952%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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September 23, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)