Canadian stocks fell for the second straight session on Thursday as falling commodity prices and a selloff in tech stocks amid growing concerns about potential U.S. trade curbs. Despite the release of a significantly stronger-than-expected Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index, the S&P/TSX Composite Index plunged by 124 points, or 0.5%, to settle at 22,727.
In addition to the ongoing tech sector selloff, heavy losses in other key market sectors like healthcare, mining, and consumer cyclicals also pressured the TSX benchmark.
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Hudbay Minerals, Lundin Mining, Interfor, Capstone Copper, and First Quantum Minerals were the worst-performing TSX stocks, diving by at least 5.6% each.
Shares of First Majestic Silver (TSX:AG) also slipped by 5.5% trade and $0.45 per share, trimming its year-to-date gains to 3.9%. This weakness in AG stock came after the Vancouver-headquartered precious metals miner…
