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Market Open: Generac Surges 18% on Amazon Data Center Deal | Sep 18th

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18 September 2026 10:18 (EDT)
Generac jumped 18% on a $2.4 billion Amazon data center deal, while Revolut confirmed a hack affecting 700 clients.

Generac jumped 18% on a $2.4 billion Amazon data center deal, while Revolut confirmed a hack affecting 700 clients.

Markets were mixed today as tech names extended their rebound from last week’s Fed-driven selloff while the TSX and Dow slipped. The TSX fell 0.28% and the Dow dropped 0.42%, while the Nasdaq rose 0.17% and the TSX Venture Index gained 0.15%. The FTSE 100 was the weak spot, tumbling 1.38%.

Oil rose 1.32% amid record diesel prices hitting the West Coast hardest, while gold ticked up 0.24% and copper gained 0.57%. Bitcoin jumped 4.99% to above C$112,000. The yen tumbled further after the Bank of Japan failed to convince traders it’s serious about rate hikes, while at home Canada committed $150 million to AI safety efforts and Prime Minister Carney embraced the EU’s associate membership proposal as odds of a Bank of Canada rate hike this year climbed.

Market numbers

TSX: Down (-0.28%) 35,772.47

TSXV: Up (+0.15%) 921.03

DOW: Down (-0.42%) 51,544.3

NASDAQ: Up (+0.17%) 29,446.4

FTSE 100: Down (-1.38%) 10,663.34

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Currencies

USD: Down (-0.10%) $0.7136

GBP: Flat (+0.00%) $0.5347

EUR: Flat (+0.00%) $0.62290

JPY: Up (+1.05%) ¥112.670

AUD: Down (-0.12%) $1.0037

Bitcoin (BTC/CAD): Up (+4.99%) 112,234.7

(Conversion to C$1)

Commodities

Copper: Up (+0.57%) 6.67333

Gold: Up (+0.24%) 4,352.34

WTI: Up (+1.32%) 92.20

Natural Gas: Up (+2.13%) 2.924

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