Markets were mixed today as investors entered U.S. Election Day with a busy earnings schedule and a $5 trillion AI rout still fresh in memory. The TSX gained 0.51% and the Nasdaq rose 0.38%, while the TSX Venture Index slipped 0.37% and the Dow fell 0.33%. The FTSE 100 dropped 0.45%.
Oil tumbled 2.91% to 93.50 even as higher prices boosted Saudi Aramco’s profits despite disruption from attacks. Copper fell 1.52% while gold gained 0.48% and natural gas edged up 0.35%. Bitcoin rose 1.02% to just above C$108,000, and the Loonie was little changed against the greenback as U.S. midterms stayed in focus.
Market numbers
TSX: Up (+0.51%) 35,801.09
TSXV: Down (-0.37%) 800.83
DOW: Down (-0.33%) 51,836.5
NASDAQ: Up (+0.38%) 28,180.4
FTSE 100: Down (-0.45%) 10,718.63
In the headlines
- Apple slides 3% after Ternus’ first earnings beat as holiday margins disappoint: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the consumer technology giant behind the iPhone, Mac and Apple Watch, fell 3% after beating earnings in John Ternus’ first report as CEO, with holiday-quarter margin guidance falling short of expectations. Apple still generated roughly twice as much free cash flow as Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet and Amazon combined.
- Palantir nearly doubles revenue to a record, but traders dump the stock: Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR), the data analytics and AI software company, reported record revenue that nearly doubled from a year ago, yet shares sold off anyway. The reaction suggests expectations for the stock were already sky-high.
- Shopify tanks as Q3 revenue and order value miss estimates: Shopify (TSX:SHOP), the Canadian e-commerce platform that powers online stores for merchants worldwide, fell sharply after third-quarter revenue and gross merchandise volume missed Wall Street estimates, its first revenue miss since 2022. The company reported US$462 million in net income, with revenue up more than 30 per cent.
Currencies
USD: Up (+0.04%) $0.7149
GBP: Down (-0.11%) $0.5323
EUR: Down (-0.03%) $0.63897
JPY: Up (+0.11%) ¥113.071
AUD: Up (+0.13%) $1.0226
Bitcoin (BTC/CAD): Up (+1.02%) 108,406.7
(Conversion to C$1)
Commodities
Copper: Down (-1.52%) 6.51679
Gold: Up (+0.48%) 3,965.44
WTI: Down (-2.91%) 93.50
Natural Gas: Up (+0.35%) 2.895
To stay up-to-date on all of your market news head to Stockhouse.com.
Join the discussion: Find out what everybody’s saying about Apple and Palantir on November 3rd, 2026, on Stockhouse’s stock forums and message boards.
