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Stocks in Canada rose during early trading Wednesday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index added 0.2% to 35452.73.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($713.6 million), Gildan Activewear is the biggest leader this morning, surging 5.1%, and MDA Space jumped 4.7%. Lumina Metals rounds out the top three movers, as shares rose 4.2%.

Abaxx Technologies is the biggest early laggard, tumbling 5.3%, followed by shares of TFI International, which dropped 2.4%. Shares of LunR Royalties fell 2.4%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index was flat at 96.20. The Canadian dollar weakened 0.1% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.71.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield declined 1.5 basis points to 3.373%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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June 17, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)

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