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Stocks in Canada rose during early trading Wednesday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index increased 0.7% to 33963.34.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($726.1 million), 5N Plus is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 5.3%, and Celestica surged 4.8%. Seabridge Gold rounds out the top three movers, as shares gained 4.7%.

Allied Gold is the biggest early laggard, plunging 8.8%, followed by shares of Open Text, which fell 2.3%. Shares of Aecon Group fell 2.0%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index added 0.1% to 96.06. Locally, the U.S. dollar was equivalent to 0.73 Canadian dollars, down 0.2%.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield fell 3.79 basis points to 3.661%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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May 20, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)

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