S&P/TSX composite down 1.2 per cent Thursday, U.S. stock markets mixed
TORONTO - Canada's main stock index lost 1.2 per cent on Thursday, weighed down by losses in the energy, financial and base metal sectors, while U.S. markets were mixed.
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TORONTO - Canada's main stock index lost 1.2 per cent on Thursday, weighed down by losses in the energy, financial and base metal sectors, while U.S. markets were mixed.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq achieved record highs for the fourth consecutive session, driven by strong technology shares. Despite a rise in U.S. unemployment claims, lower producer prices have fuelled hopes for a Federal Reserve rate cut in September. Broadcom and Nvidia shares soared, highlighting the tech sector's dominance.
Most U.S. stocks fell, but hopes for coming cuts to interest rates and Wall Street’s continued frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology nudged indexes to more record highs. The S&P 500 rose
Canada's main stock index lost 1.2 per cent on Thursday, weighed down by losses in the energy, financial and base metal sectors, while U.S. markets were mixed.
Wall Street's bullish momentum seems inexorable, all the more so as the uncertainty destabilizing the European stock markets seems to be fuelling a buying trend on the other side of the Atlantic .So,...