Stockchase After the Close After a week of acrobatics, markets in New York and Toronto began a new trading week with modest moves. The TSX surrendered 30 points in mixed trading, led by utilities and energy and weighed down by industrials and staples. Gold was flat at US$2,335 an ounce while WTI declined 1.32% to $82.75 a barrel.
Key names included Nexgen popping 6.07%, Aritizia up 5.34% and Denison Mines at 5.05%, but First Quantum Minerals closed at -3.83% and Interfor -2.46%.
Wall Street fared slightly better with the major indices rising around 0.25%, particularly the Dow up 0.33%. Tesla captured headlines after China announced it will allow self-driving cars. Tesla shares soared 15.78%. Meanwhile, Albemarlerallied 7.56%, Alphabet (A class) closed -3.28% and Dollar Tree -2.55%. The U.S. 10-year yield held around 4.61% as Bitcoin edged down to $63,000 exactly by the close.