Canadian Stocks Decline 0.8% In Early Trading

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Stocks in Canada slipped during early trading Tuesday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index declined 0.8% to 31643.05.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($728.0 million), Almonty Industries is the biggest early laggard, tumbling 9.1%, followed by shares of Dollarama, which plunged 7.4%. Shares of Marimaca Copper dropped 4.3%.

Valeura Energy is the biggest leader this morning, rising 4.7%, and TransAlta added 4.4%. Spartan Delta rounds out the top three movers, as shares increased 4.1%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index increased 0.3% to 96.25. Locally, the U.S. dollar was equivalent to 0.73 Canadian dollars, down 0.1%.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield rose 4.51 basis points to 3.587%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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March 24, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)

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