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Stocks in Canada slipped during early trading Wednesday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index dropped 0.5% to 34982.12.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($720.9 million), Lithium Americas is the biggest early laggard, plunging 7.2%, followed by shares of Taseko Mines, which plunged 6.4%. Shares of AbraSilver Resource plunged 6.1%.

Restaurant Brands Intl is the biggest leader this morning, gaining 3.3%, and Saturn Oil & Gas gained 2.4%. Canadian Utilities Cl A rounds out the top three movers, as shares increased 2.1%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.2% to 96.03. Locally, the U.S. dollar was equivalent to 0.72 Canadian dollars, down 0.2%.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield increased 2.9 basis points to 3.441%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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June 03, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)

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