Market View

The TSX Composite has closed higher for five straight trading days, the longest streak in over two months. This week investor sentiment has been on eggshells so as to not spook the positive streak. The strengthening US dollar has been weighing on growth-oriented tech stocks, while gold traded in a tight range. The Canadian dollar was 77.90 cents USD. U.S. S&P500 ended the week up 1.6%, while the TSX also ended the week up 2.0%.

All but one sector ended the week in green. Technology rose the highest at 7.2%, followed by real estate, which added 4.7%. Consumer discretionary crept up 3.0%, followed by financials at 2.5%, and healthcare at 2.1%. Materials ended the week down 1.1%. The most heavily traded shares by volume were Suncor Energy, Hut 8 Mining Corp, and Barrick Gold Corp.

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Here are five reads we found interesting last week:

• Good losses, bad losses, by Michael Mauboussin and Dan Callahan of Morgan Stanley
• The hidden fees making your bananas, and everything else, cost more, by Michael Grabell of ProPublica
• It’s the best and worst of times for semiconductor supply chains, authored by Nicolás Rivero of Quartz
• Crypto collapse: 3AC, Voyager, Celsius, and other DeFi casualties, written by Amy Castor and David Gerard
• What’s going on with jobs, and other leading indicators, by Liz Ann Sonders of Schwab

Happy Reading & Stay Safe!

Disclosure: The analyst(s) responsible for this report do not have a financial or other interest in securities mentioned.