{
  "id": 5406968,
  "title": "Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 1.50%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/canada-stocks-higher-at-close-of-trade-s-p-tsx-composite-up-1-50",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-03T20:30:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/canada-stocks-higher-at-close-of-trade-sptsx-composite-up-150-4888536"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Canada stocks continued their upward trend after the trading day concluded on Thursday, with the S&P/TSX Composite index climbing 1.50%. The tech sector led the market gains, with IT, Materials, and Telecoms sectors contributing to the increase. Celestica Inc. experienced the highest gain of the day, soaring 11.26% or 43.28 points to close at 427.53. Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. and Discovery Mining Ltd. also saw notable increases of 7.99% and 6.47%, respectively. Conversely, the worst-performing stocks were Curaleaf Holdings Inc., Spartan Delta Corp, and Baytex Energy Corp, which all declined by more than 2%. The number of rising stocks (598) significantly outnumbered the declining ones (360), and 90 ended unchanged. The S&P/TSX VIX, a measure of implied volatility, dropped by 1.25% to 13.42. Gold Futures for December delivery surged 2.37% to $4,519.20 per troy ounce. Crude oil for October delivery rose 0.74% to $91.68 per barrel, while November Brent oil futures increased 0.17% to $95.79 per barrel. The Canadian dollar (CAD) against the US dollar (USD) and the Euro (EUR) remained relatively stable, with only minor fluctuations. The US Dollar Index Futures saw a slight decline of 0.60%.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "S&P/TSX Composite index rose 1.50% at day's end",
    "Celestica Inc. gained 11.26% to close at 427.53",
    "Tech sector led market gains with IT, Materials, Telecoms"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}