Canadian equities traded on a weak note on Tuesday as investors turned cautious before the release of the important U.S. consumer inflation report and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy event. The S&P/TSX Composite Index plunged by 182 points, or 0.8%, yesterday to settle at 21,887 — its lowest closing level in over a month.
While most main market sectors ended the session in red, the TSX selloff was mainly driven by heavy losses in healthcare, mining, and financial stocks.
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Advantage Energy, NexGen Energy, Cameco, and Denison Mines were the worst-performing TSX stocks for the day, diving by more than 5% each.
On the positive side, shares of Enghouse Systems (TSX:ENGH) climbed by 4.7% to $30.54 per share, making it the session’s top-performing TSX stock. This rally in ENGH stock came a day after the Markham-based enterprise software solutions company announced its second-quarter…
