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Markets Update — Friday, June 26, 2026: Global Tech Sell-Off Rattles Markets as TSX Holds Firm

  Friday, June 26, 2026 — Reporting on confirmed June 25 closing data. Asian and European figures reflect Friday session activity. 🇨🇦 Canada — TSX The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed Thursday at 34,850 , up 0.3% on the day — a relatively resilient showing while Wall Street struggled with a tech-driven selloff. Gains in the financial and mining sectors carried the index. The big Canadian banks were a bright spot: TD Bank added 0.9%, Royal Bank gained 0.4%, and BMO rose 0.9%. On the mining side, Agnico Eagle gained 1.7% as gold prices held near the $4,000 level. Technology names were the drag. Shopify fell 2.6%, Constellation Software lost 3.6%, and Celestica shed 0.7%, tracking the broader global selloff in tech stocks. Still, with Canadian tech making up a far smaller portion of the TSX than it does on U.S. indices, the damage was contained. Investors also parsed Thursday's Bank of Canada Summary of Deliberations, which confirmed policymakers are keeping monetary policy flexi...
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Jennifer Lopez Joins Harris Rally in Vegas, Trump Courts Latino Voters in Nevada

 


As the U.S. presidential election approaches, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are making their final appeals to voters in Nevada. Jennifer Lopez, the pop icon, will join Harris at a rally in Las Vegas, where she will speak on the importance of voting and endorse Harris's campaign. The rally will also feature a performance by the Mexican rock band Maná.

Meanwhile, Trump is focusing on courting Latino voters in Nevada, a crucial battleground state where Hispanics make up about 30% of the population. Trump will hold a rally in Henderson, Nevada, aiming to gain support from the diverse Latino community. Despite recent controversies, including offensive remarks made by a comedian at a Trump rally, the former president continues to emphasize his stance on immigration and appeal to religious voters.

With early voting numbers reaching unprecedented levels, both candidates are working tirelessly to secure votes in the final days leading up to the election. The outcome in Nevada could play a decisive role in determining the next president of the United States.


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