TSX Gets Second Wind

(MENAFN- Baystreet)
Stocks in Toronto took some time to get themselves untracked Tuesday, but finally succeeded and finished in the green to start a short week, as resource stocks showed the way.
The TSX Composite Index changed direction and gained 51.17 to close Tuesday at 28,615.62.
The Canadian dollar sagged 0.19 cents to 72.54 cents U.S.
Markets on both sides of the border were closed Monday for Labour Day.
Gold headed the list of gainers, with Aya Gold hiking $1.31, or 9.6%, to $14.94, while Torex Gold Resources leaped $5.03, or 11%, to $50.84.
In materials, Orla Mining grabbed 50 cents, or 3.3%, to $15.66, while SSR Mining improved 99 cents, or 3.7%, to $27.49.
Health-care also scored big, with Bausch Health Companies better by 42 cents, or 4.1%, to $10.58, while Sienna Senior Living shares climbed four cents to $17.80.
Real-estate stocks were hard hit, as units of Granite REIT fell $1.62, or 2.1%, to $76.62, while H&R REIT lost 25 cents, or 2.1%, to $11.91.
Consumer discretionary stocks also dropped, with Pet Valu Holdings off $1.35, or 3.5%, to $37.65, while Gildan Activewear slipped $2.67, or 3.6%, to $72.31.
In telecoms, BCE backpedaled 59 cents, or 1.7%, to $33.68, while Rogers lost 21 cents to $49.00.
On the economic front, Canada's economy contracted more than anticipated in the second quarter, as exports significantly declined.
The S&P Global Canada Manufacturing PMI rose to 48.3 in August 2025 from 46.1 in the previous month, but continued to reflect a contraction in the Canadian private-sector factory activity.
It was the seventh consecutive month of decline in manufacturing, pressured by the series of tariffs slapped by the United States on Canadian goods and domestic retaliatory levies.
ON BAYSTREET
The TSX Venture Exchange hiked 15.63 points, or 1.9%, to 845.20.
Seven of the 12 TSX subgroups were lower on the day, with real-estate down 1.5%, consumer discretionary stocks off 0.9%, while telecoms lost 0.8%.
The five gainers were led by gold, shining brighter 2.2%, materials, stronger 1.4%, and health-care, sprinting 1.1%.
ON WALLSTREET
U.S. stocks were lower on Tuesday, with investors weighing the latest developments on the trade front to kick off a seasonally poor month for equities. Rising yields also worried investors.
The Dow Jones Industrials recovered from their lows of the day, but still staggered 249.07 points to close at 45,295.81.
The S&P 500 sank 44.72 points to 6,415.54
The NASDAQ dropped 175.92 points to 21,279.63. That marks the first back-to-back 1% decline for the tech-heavy index since President Donald Trump announced his sweeping tariff policy on so-called“liberation day” in early April.
Investors took profits on bull market winners with the unofficial end of the summer season. Nvidia shares, for example, were off by 2%, while other Big Tech names like Amazon and Apple were each down 1%.
Bond investors were driving yields higher on the prospect that the U.S. may have to refund the billions brought in from tariff revenue, worsening the country's already-stressed fiscal situation.
Those developments could weigh on sentiment to start a new trading month. September is historically the worst month for equities, with the S&P 500 averaging a 4.2% drop over the last five years, and falling more than 2% on average over the last 10.
The moves come after a federal appeals court on Friday ruled that most of President Donald Trump's global tariffs are illegal. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit determined in a 7-4 ruling that only Congress has the authority to apply sweeping levies.
Trump called the decision“Highly partisan” and has said that he will appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Prices for 10-year Treasury capsized Tuesday, lifting yields to 4.27% from Friday's 4.23%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices popped $1.60 to $65.61 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices jumped $80.50 at $3,596.60 U.S. an ounce.

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