Market View

Canadian and US stock futures were slightly up this morning, following a modest fall in stock prices for three consecutive days. The reversal was after the announcement that China was willing to negotiate the initial trade deal. The Canadian dollar was 75.35 cents. U.S. S&P500 was down 0.4% this week and TSX was down 0.3%.

Healthcare gained the most this week, jumping 8.8%, followed by technology, which was up 1.6%, and consumer staples 1.3%. Industrials and Energy, both slipped by 1.2% each. The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aurora Cannabis, The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings, and Husky Energy.

5 from 5i

Here are five reads we found interesting last week:

-Dow by Decade

-Long Read: How home delivery reshaped us

-Hidden Investment costs

-Charles Schwab’s new move

-Valuation measure and stock market

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Disclosure: The author does not hold positions in any stocks or funds mentioned.