Hedge funds upped bets against Canadian energy Hedge funds upped bets against Canadian energy companies in the run-up to Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, regulatory filings reviewed by Reuters showed.
Market participants have speculated energy stocks could fall if Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden wins the race against incumbent President Donald Trump.
Biden has laid out a series of plans for the environment, which include a desire to "transition from the oil industry," words that ricocheted across Canada as the world's fourth-largest crude producer and major exporter to its neighbour south of the border.