After posting a fresh all-time high last week, Canadian stocks started the new week on a slightly negative note as rising treasury bond yields amid renewed concerns about the timing of future interest rate cuts kept investors wary. The S&P/TSX Composite Index slid by 50 points, or 0.2%, yesterday to close at 22,259.
Despite a rally in the shares of some healthcare companies, weakness in most other key market sectors, including mining, industrials, and utilities, pressured the main TSX index.
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Torex Gold Resources, OceanaGold, Osisko Mining, and New Gold were the worst-performing TSX stocks for the day as they plunged by at least 4.5% each.
On the flip side, BlackBerry, Ballard Power Systems, and Methanex surged by at least 4.6% each, making them the session’s top-performing TSX stocks.
Premium Brands Holdings (TSX:PBH) was also among the top gainers on the Toronto Stock Exchange yesterday as its shares inched up by 3.6% to $92.35 per share. This rally in PBH stock came after the Richmond, British Columbia-based food company announced its better-than-expected first-quarter financial results.
Despite a seasonally slow quarter, Premium Brands’s revenue rose 2.2% year over year to $1.5 billion in the first three months of 2024. Although higher wage inflation and investments in additional plant infrastructure affected its profitability, the company’s adjusted quarterly earnings of $0.54 per share still exceeded Street analysts’ estimates due mainly to solid growth in its U.S. specialty foods segment. PBH stock now trades with 4.4% quarter-to-date gains and offers a 3.8% annualized dividend yield.
According to the exchange’s daily trade volume data, Enbridge, Manulife Financial, Cenovus Energy, Royal Bank of Canada, and ARC Resources were the five most active stocks.
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Metals prices, especially silver and copper, were trading on a bullish note early Tuesday morning, pointing to a slightly higher opening for TSX metal mining stocks today.
While no major domestic economic releases are due, Canadian investors may want to closely monitor the latest wholesale inflation data from the United States this morning. Besides that, the Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s comments about the economy and the upcoming rate cuts during his discussion with the Dutch central bank chief Klaas Knot will remain on investors’ radar.
On the corporate events front, several TSX-listed companies, including Peyto Exploration, Mattr, SilverCrest Metals, Superior Plus, NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT, H&R REIT, Element Fleet Management, Hudbay Minerals, Centerra Gold, Hydro One, and Keyera, will announce their latest quarterly results on May 14.
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