Canadian Stocks Climb 0.8% In Morning Trading

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Stocks in Canada rose during early trading Thursday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.8% to 36381.16.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($724.6 million), Celestica is the biggest leader this morning, surging 6.4%, and First Mining Gold surged 6.0%. Thomson Reuters rounds out the top three movers, as shares gained 4.4%.

Major Drilling Group Intl is the biggest early laggard, dropping 3.2%, followed by shares of Curaleaf Holdings, which fell 2.2%. Shares of New Pacific Metals dropped 2.2%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index dropped 0.5% to 95.16. The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.3% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.72.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield declined 2.65 basis points to 3.770%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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September 03, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)