Canadian Stocks Rise 0.6%

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Stocks in Canada rose Wednesday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index increased 0.6% to 36324.99.

Among large local companies, AbraSilver Resource was the biggest leader during the session, jumping 12%, and BlackBerry surged 6.2%. Mullen Group rounded out the top three movers, as shares surged 5.7%.

Ivanhoe Mines was the biggest laggard, plunging 6.2%, followed by shares of Cascades Inc, which declined 4.3%. Shares of Magna International fell 4.1%.

U.S. stock indexes rose with the Nasdaq Composite Index increasing 1.1%. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7%, and the S&P 500 Index added 0.6%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index was flat at 96.91. The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.1% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.71.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield fell 2.54 basis points to 3.865%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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October 21, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)