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Stocks in Canada rose during early trading Thursday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index added 0.5% to 35021.98.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($705.1 million), China Gold Intl Rscs is the biggest leader this morning, surging 12%, and NovaGold Resources surged 9.6%. Eldorado Gold rounds out the top three movers, as shares surged 9.5%.

Hut 8 is the biggest early laggard, plunging 8.1%, followed by shares of Algonquin Pwr & Utilities, which plunged 5.4%. Shares of Curaleaf Holdings dropped 3.9%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index declined 0.6% to 97.12. The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.3% against the U.S. dollar to US$0.71.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield increased 8.48 basis points to 3.465%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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July 02, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)

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