TSX Drops at Open

Canada’s main stock index sagged at the open Wednesday, weighed by resource stock, as investors assessed tariff-related updates and cooler-than-expected U.S. producer prices data.The TSX Composite Index lost 38.92 points early Wednesday to 27,015.22The Canadian dollar eked up two cents at 72.73 cents U.S. In company news, Aura Minerals said on Tuesday it plans to raise about $196.4 million from its U.S. initial public offering. Aura shares dipped 90 cents, or 2.5%, to $34.52.Trade tensions remained in focus after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 19% tariff on Indonesian goods as part of a new deal, one of several agreements ahead of an August 1 deadline for broader tariff hikes.On the economic front, the Canadian Real Estate Association reported the number of home sales recorded over Canadian MLS® Systems rose 2.8% on a month-over-month basis in June 2025, building on the 3.5% gain recorded in May. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation reported housing starts numbered 283,700 in June, up from 282,700 in May.ON BAYSTREET The TSX Venture Exchange inched higher 0.1 points to 782.87. Seven of the 12 TSX subgroups were higher in the early going, with consumer staples and real-estate collecting 0.3% each, and telecoms up 0.2%. The five laggards were weighed by materials, down 0.6%, gold, dulling 0.4%, and energy, off 0.3%. ON WALLSTREET The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose on Wednesday, as investors weighed earnings releases from big banks and digested the latest wholesale inflation report.The 30-stock index restocked 95.61 points to open Wednesday at 44,118.90.The S&P 500 index edged up 2.86 points to 6,246.71. The NASDAQ Composite dropped 13.21 points to 20,664.59 Big bank earnings releases continued for a second day. Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley all posted better-than-expected earnings. Goldman shares ticked slightly higher. Morgan Stanley, however, shed 2%. Bank of America traded slightly lower as net interest income missed expectations.These results come a day after JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Citigroup each posted quarterly figures that topped analysts’ expectations for earnings and revenue.Stocks initially got a boost on Wednesday from new inflation data. June’s producer price index, considered a leading indicator for pipeline inflation pressures, reflected no change in wholesale prices for the month. Economists polled by Dow Jones expected a 0.2% increase for PPI.Wednesday’s report follows data which reflected an increase in consumer prices in June from the previous month. Inflation data this week has fueled concerns about the impact President Donald Trump’s tariffs are having on the economy.Some investors remain hopeful, however, that the Federal Reserve will be able to ease monetary policy later this year.Prices for the 10-year treasury gained ground, pushing down yields to 4.45% from Tuesday’s 4.49%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions. Oil prices sank 81 cents to $65.71 U.S. a barrel. Gold prices waned $4.80 to $3,331.90 U.S. an ounce.