Falling commodity stocks drag TSX to two-week lows
Falling gold, silver prices hurt miners
Mullen Group beats Q2 estimates, shares rise
Updated at 10:18 a.m. ET/ 1418 GMT
By Nikhil Sharma
July 25 (Reuters) -Canada's main stock index on Thursday fell to its lowest in two weeks, led by precious metal miners as gold and silver prices weakened, while investors digested a host of corporate earnings and U.S. economic data.
At 10:18 a.m. ET (1418 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was down 124.64 points, or 0.55%, at 22,515.87, to its lowest level since July 11.
An index of Canadian gold miners .SPTTGD dropped 3.1% and the materials index .GSPTTMT fell 2.2%, as gold prices touched a two-week low after data showed the world's largest economy expanded faster than expected and inflation slowed in the second quarter. GOL/
Silver prices also skidded, while copper dipped below $9,000 per metric ton for the first time since April. MET/L
U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew faster than expected to a 2.8% annualized rate in the second quarter, but inflation subsided, leaving intact expectations for a September rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
"The narrative we've heard in recent days and weeks about a cooling U.S., seems like it's quite the opposite based on the GDP numbers", said Douglas Porter, chief economist at BMO Capital Markets.
"It's certainly a surprise that the economy was as strong as it was in the second quarter."
Separately, U.S. weekly jobless claims fell lower than expected in the week ended July 20, while unemployment rate rose to a two-and-half year high of 4.1% in June.
The Bank of Canada (BoC) on Wednesday lowered its interest rates by 25 basis points and indicated chances of more cuts if inflation continues to ease in line with forecasts. The central bank also reduced its 2024 economic growth outlook.
Among single stocks, Loblaw Companies L.TO dropped 1.5% after the retailer missed estimates for second-quarter revenue, hurt by soft demand for some household items and non-essential products such as apparel.
Mullen Group MTL.TO jumped 8% to the top of TSX index, after logistics provider's earnings beat estimates.
Reporting by Nikhil Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber
Eng oxirgi yangiliklar
Javobgarlikdan voz kechish: XM Group korxonalari har biri faqat ijro xizmatlarini koʻrsatadi va onlayn savdo platformamizdan foydalanish huquqini beradi, bu odamga veb-saytda yoki veb-sayt orqali mavjud boʻlgan kontentni koʻrish va/yoki undan foydalanishga ruxsat beradi hamda uni oʻzgartirishga moʻljallanmagan va uni oʻzgartirmaydi yoki kengaytirmaydi. Bunday kirish va foydalanish huquqi doimo quyidagilarga boʻysunadi: (i) Shartlar va qoidalar; (ii) Risklar haqida ogohlantirish; va (iii) Javobgarlikni toʻliq rad etish. Shuning uchun bunday kontent umumiy maʼlumot sifatida taqdim etiladi. Xususan, shuni esda tutingki, bizning onlayn savdo platformamiz mazmuni moliyaviy bozorlarda biror bitimni amalga oshirishga oid maslahat yoki taklif emas. Har qanday moliyaviy bozorda savdo qilish sizning kapitalingiz uchun jiddiy risk darajasini oʻz ichiga oladi.
Onlayn savdo platformamizda chop etilgan barcha materiallar faqat taʼlim/axborot maqsadlari uchun moʻljallangan va unda moliyaviy, investitsiya soligʻi yoki savdo maslahatlari va tavsiyalar; yoki bizning savdo narxlarimizning qaydlari; yoki har qanday moliyaviy vositalar bilan bitim tuzish maslahati yoki taklifi; yoki sizga kerak boʻlmagan moliyaviy reklama aksiyalari hisoblanmaydi
Har qanday uchinchi tomon kontenti, shuningdek XM tomonidan tayyorlangan kontent, masalan: fikrlar, yangiliklar, tadqiqotlar, tahlillar, narxlar va boshqa maʼlumotlar yoki bu veb-saytda joylashgan uchinchi tomon saytlariga havolalar umumiy bozor sharhi sifatida "boricha" taqdim etiladi va investitsiya maslahatini tashkil etmaydi. Har qanday kontent investitsiya tadqiqoti sifatida talqin qilinsa, siz bunday kontentni investitsiya tadqiqotlarining mustaqilligini ragʻbatlantirish uchun moʻljallangan qonun talablariga muvofiq moʻljallanmagan va tayyorlanmaganligini eʼtiborga olishingiz va qabul qilishingiz kerak, shuning uchun unga tegishli qonunlar va qoidalarga muvofiq marketing kommunikatsiyasi sifatida qaraladi. Mustaqil boʻlmagan investitsiya tadqiqoti va yuqoridagi maʼlumotlarga oid risk haqida ogohlantirishimizni oʻqib chiqqaningizga va tushunganingizga ishonch hosil qiling, unga bu yerdan kirish mumkin.
