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Stocks in Canada rose during early trading Thursday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.3% to 34268.04.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Canadian dollars ($725.0 million), Northern Dynasty Minerals is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 7.0%, and Hut 8 surged 4.1%. Energy Fuels rounds out the top three movers, as shares added 4.4%.

Lightspeed Commerce is the biggest early laggard, plunging 9.6%, followed by shares of Neo Performance Materials, which plunged 7.1%. Shares of BRP Inc. dropped 3.3%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index gained 0.2% to 96.00. Locally, the U.S. dollar was equivalent to 0.73 Canadian dollars, down 0.3%.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Canadian government bond yield declined 1.26 basis points to 3.576%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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May 21, 2026 10:11 ET (14:11 GMT)

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