Canada stocks drop; oil, gold shares hit by Fed

By Anna Andrianova, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Canadian stocks fell Thursday for the first time in three sessions, with gold-mining stocks driving the losses after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke surprised some investors by failing to signal the central bank was ready to unleash more stimulus.

“After Bernanke did not deliver news on further stimulus on the way, people were disappointed, gold and oil fell, causing the Canadian market to underperform and weakening the Canadian dollar,” said Brian Huen, managing partner at Red Sky Capital Management in Toronto.

The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 41.28 points, or 0.4%, to 11,592.12, with the materials sector /zigman2/quotes/210598474/delayed XX:TORGC195 +0.53%   leading the losses, falling 2.5%.

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Bernanke said early Thursday that the U.S. economy was at risk from the European debt crisis but said he expects growth to continue at a moderate pace. He did not introduce any new monetary easing, as some anticipated. Gold futures fell sharply after the testimony, oil gave up early gains and U.S. stocks closed near flat. Read more on Bernanke.

Gold futures for delivery in August  tumbled 2.8% to $1,588 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange -- the largest one-day decline since April 4. See more on gold futures.

Shares of gold-mining company Barrick Gold /zigman2/quotes/209252292/delayed CA:ABX +0.20%    fell 4.2%, extending Wednesday’s selloff after the news chief executive officer Aaron Regent would step down created more uncertainty for investors.

Goldcorp Inc. /zigman2/quotes/225792379/delayed CA:G -5.37%   declined 2.9%, and Kinross Gold Corp. /zigman2/quotes/200423011/delayed CA:K +0.47%   /zigman2/quotes/208295151/composite KGC +0.64% fell 6.1%.

Yoga-wear retailer Lululemon Athletica Inc.’s /zigman2/quotes/203839209/delayed CA:LLL -13.33%   /zigman2/quotes/204011506/composite LULU -0.82%   shares lost 8.8% after the company released lower-than-expected second-quarter guidance. Read more on Lululemon

The Canadian dollar /zigman2/quotes/210561978/realtime/sampled USDCAD -0.0296%  weakened, with the U.S. dollar buying C$1.0280 vs. C$1.0276 in the prior session.

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S&P/TSX Capped Materials Index

XX : Canada: Toronto

351.52

+1.86 +0.53%

Volume: 44.07M

March 30, 2023 5:23p

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Barrick Gold Corp.

CA : Canada: Toronto

$ 25.19

+0.05 +0.20%

Volume: 2.85M

March 30, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

92.17

Dividend Yield

2.37%

Market Cap

$44.13 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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Augusta Gold Corp.

CA : Canada: Toronto

$ 1.41

-0.08 -5.37%

Volume: 46,996

March 30, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$128.04 million

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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Kinross Gold Corp.

CA : Canada: Toronto

$ 6.42

+0.03 +0.47%

Volume: 2.79M

March 30, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

1.87%

Market Cap

$8.03 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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Kinross Gold Corp.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 4.75

+0.03 +0.64%

Volume: 14.96M

March 30, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

2.53%

Market Cap

$5.91 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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Lanebury Growth Capital Ltd.

CA : Canadian Securities Exchange

$ 0.13

-0.02 -13.33%

Volume: 7,500

March 28, 2023 2:56p

P/E Ratio

3.10

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$1.34 million

Rev. per Employee

N/A

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lululemon athletica inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 358.09

-2.95 -0.82%

Volume: 2.86M

March 30, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

53.62

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$47.76 billion

Rev. per Employee

$238,545

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Canadian Dollar

US : Tullett Prebon

1.3520

-0.0004 -0.0296%

Volume: 0.0000

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