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TSX ends up 0.8% at 26,073.13
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Eclipses last Tuesday's record high
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All 10 major sectors rise
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ATS Corp ( ATS ) jumps 20.3% after revenue beat
(Updates at market close)
By Fergal Smith
May 26 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on
Monday to a record high, with the technology sector leading
broad-based gains as investors cheered a cooling in global trade
tensions.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index
ended up 193.18 points, or 0.8%, at 26,073.13,
eclipsing the record closing high it posted last Tuesday.
Volumes were lower than usual as U.S. markets were closed
for a public holiday.
U.S. President Donald Trump backed down from threatened 50%
duties on European Union shipments starting June 1, giving
global markets a lift.
The TSX has shaken off the tariff-related concerns that held
it back on Friday, said Brandon Michael, senior investment
analyst at ABC Funds.
"This is exactly the kind of market breadth needed to
support a sustainable and meaningful move higher."
All 10 major sectors on the TSX ended higher, led by
technology, which advanced 1.8%.
The industrials sector rose 1%. It was helped by a gain of
20.3% for the shares of ATS Corp ( ATS ) after the automation
solutions company reported better-than-expected quarterly
revenue.
Consumer discretionary was up 1.3%, while real estate added
1.1% as bond yields eased. The Canadian 10-year yield
dipped 3.2 basis points to 3.319%.
Shares of Ivanhoe Mines ( IVPAF ) tumbled 16.2%. The company
said it had suspended its output forecast for this year after
seismic activities at its copper mine in the Democratic Republic
of Congo halted underground mining operations.