Canada's main stock index fell on Tuesday, driven by a plunge in energy shares on the back of a drop in oil prices, along with a rout in global markets after technology shares slipped on iPhone demand concerns.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index came off its lows of the morning, but remained behind Monday’s close 148.68 points, or 1%, to greet noon at 14,922.33
The Canadian dollar dipped 0.42 cents at 75.49 U.S.
Alaris Royalty rose 1.5 cents to $2.14, after the company announced an increase in annual dividends.
Nevsun Resources picked up 7.5 cents, or 1.3%, to $5.96.
First Quantum Minerals dove 83 cents, or 6.7%,, the most on the TSX, to $11.55, while the second biggest loser was Baytex Energy, down 16 cents, or 6%, to $2.42
ON BAYSTREET
The TSX Venture Exchange slumped 11.89 points, or 1.9%, to 603.34
All but three of the 12 subgroups were lower, with health-care suffering 2.2%, energy docking 1.3%, and financial stocks off 1.2%
The three gainers were information technology, up 0.9%, gold, up 0.3%, and health-care, ahead 0.2%.
ON WALLSTREET
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 fell sharply on Tuesday and turned negative for the year as a decline in Target shares pressured retailers.
The 30-stock index erased 392.66 points, or 1.6%, to 24,624.78. Earlier in the day, the Dow was down nearly 600 points.
The S&P 500 lost 30.81 points, or 1.1%, to 2,659.92
The NASDAQ hesitated 61.61 points to 6,966.87,
Target fell 10.4% after reporting weaker-than-expected earnings for the previous quarter. The company also posted lighter-than-forecast same-store sales, which is a key metric for retailers.
The decline sent retailers down. Kohl's slumped 8.7%, L Brands slouched 12.1%, and Macy's swooned 3.2%.
Stocks also fell as members of the popular "FAANG" trade — which is made up of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Alphabet — fell further into bear market. Facebook fell 0.9%, while Amazon, Apple and Netflix all dropped at least 3%. Alphabet's stock dipped 1.4%.
Collectively, these stocks have lost more than $1 trillion in market value since hitting their 52-week highs.
On Monday, the FAANG members all closed down at least 20% from their one-year highs, pressuring the major indexes.
Apple has been leading the charge lower for FAANG stocks as investors worry sales for the company's flagship product, the iPhone, will slow
down. Most recently, Goldman Sachs slashed its price target on Apple on Tuesday, noting that "in addition to weakness in demand for Apple's products in China ... it also looks like the balance of price and features in the iPhone XR may not have been well-received."
Apple remained down 3%. Facebook shares outperformed, rising 0.9%, even amid the backlash for how the company has dealt its handling of the platform's use by foreign entities to disrupt the 2016 U.S. election.
Boeing shares fell 1% Tuesday after the company canceled a conference call with airlines to discuss the systems on the 737 MAX model. Last month, a 737 MAX crashed and killed all 189 people on board.
Prices for the benchmark for the 10-year U.S. Treasury were lower, raising yields back to Monday’s 3.06%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions
Oil prices slid $2.85 to $54.35 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices handed back $1.40 at $1,223.90 U.S. an ounce.
