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(Updated April 16, 2024)

Futures for Canada’s resource-heavy TSX fell in Tuesday’s premarket alongside weaker commodity prices. Investor sentiment was cautious ahead of the release of key inflation data and the federal budget.

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Current performance

Here are last week’s numbers for the North American and international investment markets. This chart is updated every Monday afternoon, based on the previous Friday’s market-close figures.

The stock and bond market*

Index Close Week YTD
S&P/TSX Composite 21,899.99 -1.64% 4.49%
Dow Jones Industrial Average 37,983.24 -2.37% 0.78%
S&P 500 Index 5,123.41 -1.56% 7.41%
NASDAQ Composite 16,175.09 -0.45% 7.75%
10-year Canadian Bond Yield 3.72% 0.14% 0.62%
10-year U.S. Treasury Yield 4.50% 0.11% 0.62%
WTI Crude Oil (US$/barrel) $85.66 -1.44% 19.55%
Canadian Dollar US$0.7260 -1.33% -3.85%
Bank of Canada Prime Rate 7.20%

*Weekly performance ending April 12, 2024. Source: Bloomberg.

While it’s important to look past the day-to-day ups and downs of the financial markets, understanding how they work can come in handy. The more you know, the easier it is to make wise investing decisions and the more productive your conversations will be with your financial representative. Read the following articles to boost your financial-market knowledge.

Market performance can be unpredictable, and that can be alarming for investors. Remember to expect periods of volatility as a normal part of the investing process. Refer to these resources for more information about navigating market ups and downs, so you can benefit over the long term:

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