Stockchase After the Close Markets in New York as well as Toronto rallied Friday, but the three major American indices finished the week in the red. The TSX added 0.7% or 170 points for the session, advancing nearly 1% for the week. Real estate, telcos and tech led nearly all sectors up, while only healthcare lagged slightly.
Major movers: Aritzia 7.14%, Celestica 4.25%, TD 1.67% as the most-traded name, Nutrien 3.65% and Telus 1.43%. Gold slipped US$20 to US$2,637 while WTI added 1.2% to US$74.
On Friday, the S&P rallied 1.26%, the Nasdaq 1.77% and the Dow 0.8% to snap recent weakness, but all three indices declined for the week. The Nasdaq fared the worst, down 2%. Once more, tech lead the way upwards: Super Micro Computer 10.92%, Nvidia 4.45%, Palantir 6.25% and Tesla 8.22%. Meanwhile, Vistra rose 8.49%. The U.S. 10-year yield edged up to nearly 4.6% by the close while Bitcoin regained another 1.15% to US$98,235.