TSX Today: What to Watch for in Stocks on Friday, January 21

An early morning weakness in commodity prices is likely to drive TSX stocks lower at the open today.

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Canadian equities continued to slide for the third consecutive session on Thursday. The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell by 147 points, or 0.7%, to 21,058. While tech stocks staged a recovery at the opening, much worse than expected jobless claims and existing home sales data took a toll on investors’ sentiments. As a result, the shares of companies from consumer cyclicals, healthcare, and real estate fell.

In addition, a sharp intraday correction in crude oil prices due to much higher-than-expected U.S. stockpiles data and a flat movement in precious metals pressurized TSX energy and mining stocks.

Top TSX movers and active stocks

Stelco, Badger Infrastructure, Magna International, Methanex, and Martinrea International were the five worst-performing stocks on the index. Stelco stock fell by 6.3% in the last session. The other four stocks also shed at least 4.5% each.

WELL Health (TSX:WELL) stock jumped by 10.4% in the last session to $4.23 per share after releasing a business update. In the update, the company highlighted its record financial performance in Q4 2021, exceeding its guidance. Significant growth in patient visits was the key factor that helped Well Health post strong fourth-quarter financial performance. Year to date, its stock is still trading with about 14% losses, despite yesterday’s sharp rally.

The shares of Richelieu Hardware also jumped by 8.3% on January 20 after the company announced its far better-than-expected November quarter results.

Based on their daily trade volume, Suncor Energy, Cenovus Energy, Enbridge, and Manulife Financial were the most active TSX Composite components.

TSX today

An early morning weakness in commodity prices is likely to drive TSX stocks lower at the open. Canadian investors could keep an eye on the domestic retail sales data this morning. Overall, I expect the market volatility to remain high ahead of the upcoming key the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee meeting scheduled for next week.

This article represents the opinion of the writer, who may disagree with the “official” recommendation position of a Motley Fool premium service or advisor. We’re Motley! Questioning an investing thesis — even one of our own — helps us all think critically about investing and make decisions that help us become smarter, happier, and richer, so we sometimes publish articles that may not be in line with recommendations, rankings or other content.

The Motley Fool recommends Enbridge, METHANEX CORP, Magna Int’l, and RICHELIEU HARDWARE LTD. Fool contributor Jitendra Parashar has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.

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