Canadian stocks declined for the third consecutive session on Tuesday as investors remained cautious ahead of the Bank of Canada’s last policy announcement of the year and the U.S. consumer inflation report, scheduled for Wednesday. The S&P/TSX Composite Index gave up another 121 points, or 0.5%, to settle at 25,504, its lowest closing level since November 28.
While nearly all key market sectors ended the session in negative territory, the TSX pullback was mainly led by heavy losses in healthcare, technology, and utility stocks.
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Torex Gold Resources, Lundin Gold, Ero Copper, and BlackBerry were the worst-performing TSX stocks for the day, with each diving by at least 4.3%.
In contrast, shares of SSR Mining (TSX:SSRM) climbed by nearly 6% to $10.70 per share, making it the day’s top-performing TSX stock. This rally in SSRM stock came after the Denver-headquartered metals miner revealed…
