Markets fell broadly today as rising oil prices and bond yields pressured stocks, with retail investors growing increasingly cautious. The TSX dropped 0.71% and the TSX Venture Index fell 2.16%, while the Dow slid 0.41% and the Nasdaq declined 0.68%. The FTSE 100 was the exception, edging up 0.07%.
Oil rose 1.24% after President Trump rejected an Iran peace proposal, knocking down U.S. stocks and pushing bond yields higher even as Nvidia bucked the trend. Gold tumbled 3.32% and copper fell 2.28%, while Bitcoin slipped 1.16% as $82,000 support in the U.S. dollar-denominated price looms. The Loonie held relatively steady against major peers amid the broader risk-off tone.
Market numbers
TSX: Down (-0.71%) 35,545.81
TSXV: Down (-2.16%) 900.58
DOW: Down (-0.41%) 51,619.3
NASDAQ: Down (-0.68%) 30,302.0
FTSE 100: Up (+0.07%) 10,752.52
In the headlines
- Nvidia jumps on record $150 billion buyback and new AI safety platform: Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), the dominant AI chipmaker, surged after announcing a $150 billion stock buyback, the largest single authorization in corporate history. The company also unveiled a new security platform aimed at preventing AI agents from going rogue following troubling incidents, with CEO Jensen Huang calling recent warnings from Anthropic and OpenAI “odd.”
- Paramount to hold investor calls for Warner deal’s $44 billion bond sale: Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY), the media and entertainment company, is set to hold calls with investors ahead of a $44 billion bond sale tied to its Warner Bros. Discovery deal. The massive debt raise underscores the scale of financing needed to complete the merger.
Currencies
USD: Down (-0.13%) $0.7057
GBP: Down (-0.28%) $0.5319
EUR: Up (+0.07%) $0.62134
JPY: Down (-0.26%) ¥110.960
AUD: Down (-0.16%) $1.0047
Bitcoin (BTC/CAD): Down (-1.16%) 118,211.5
(Conversion to C$1)
Commodities
Copper: Down (-2.28%) 6.65609
Gold: Down (-3.32%) 4,143.13
WTI: Up (+1.24%) 89.50
Natural Gas: Up (+0.64%) 3.133
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