S&P/TSX and the market were both down -0.7%.
Only 4 sectors closed higher. Basic Materials was the best with a 0.8% gain, while Technology was the worst with a -2.2% loss.
Only 60 out of 149 (40%) largest-cap stocks ended higher.
Shopify (SHOP) plunged -3.5% with higher volume, making it the worst performing top 10 large-cap stock, and dragging Technology to be the worst sector.
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Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ) got financial assistance from Rio Tinto to develop its mine. It gapped up above MA200 and soared 13.7% to be the best performing large-cap stock.
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Oil fell on Omicron worries, dragging oil stocks to be among the worst performers:
Ovintiv (OVV) plunged -4.9%, but still has gained 130% YTD.
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Crescent Point Energy (CPG) slumped -4.3%, but still has gained 117% YTD.
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Enerplus (ERF) tumbled -5.4%, but still has gained 231% YTD.
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