{
  "id": 4707016,
  "title": "Canada stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite down 0.78%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/canada-stocks-lower-at-close-of-trade-s-p-tsx-composite-down-0-78",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T20:30:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/canada-stocks-lower-at-close-of-trade-sptsx-composite-down-078-4883257"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Canada's stock market closed lower on Monday, with the S&P/TSX Composite index slipping 0.78%. The Materials, Real Estate, and IT sectors experienced losses, pulling shares down. Among the best performers of the session were NFI Group Inc (+3.10% to $23.25) and Vermilion Energy Inc (+2.36% to $17.77), while Parex Resources Inc (+2.30% to $28.52) also saw gains. However, Bombardier Inc (-5.97% to $299.84), Ero Copper Corp (-4.48% to $51.57), and Lundin Mining Corporation (-4.45% to $37.11) were among the worst performers. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 519 to 478. The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, measuring implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, rose 2.79% to 13.61. Commodity prices also saw fluctuations, with Gold Futures for December delivery down 0.73% to $4,496.64 an ounce and Crude oil for October delivery up 3.51% to $86.33 a barrel. CAD/USD remained unchanged at 0.72, and CAD/EUR at 0.62. The US Dollar Index Futures declined by 0.27% to 99.39.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "S&P/TSX Composite index down 0.78% at day's close",
    "Materials, Real Estate, and IT sectors lost ground",
    "NFI Group and Vermilion Energy were top gainers"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Steel and materials stocks are whipsawing as the U.S.-Canada trade war heats up",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/steel-and-materials-stocks-are-whipsawing-as-the-u-s-canada-trade-war",
        "published": "2026-08-31T12:50:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}