Canadian Stocks Fall 0.8% In Morning Trading

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Stocks in Canada slipped during early trading Monday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index declined 0.8% to 36268.96.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($720.7 million), Shopify Cl A is the biggest early laggard, falling 4.7%, followed by shares of Southern Cross Gold Cons, which dropped 4.2%. Shares of K92 Mining declined 4.0%.

Xanadu Quantum Techs is the biggest leader this morning, surging 7.5%, and Vermilion Energy jumped 3.5%. Precision Drilling rounds out the top three movers, as shares increased 3.3%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index fell 0.1% to 95.78. The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.2% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.72.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield rose 2.79 basis points to 3.752%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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August 31, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)