Bay Street stocks opened lower Wednesday amid selling in commodities, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index losing 75.18 points or 0.60 percent to 12, 501.87.
The Diversified Materials Index was down close to 2 percent, with First Quantum Minerals (FM.TO) and Teck Resources (TCK_B.TO) losing around 2 percent each.
In the oil patch, Vermilion Energy (VET.TO) and Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ.TO) lost around 1 percent each.
Innergex Renewable Energy (INE.TO) was down 0.50 percent after slipping into the red in first-quarter.
Among gold stocks, Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM.TO), Goldcorp. (G.TO) and Barrick Gold (ABX.TO) were down around 2 percent each.
On the other hand, Gold miner Centamin plc (CEE.TO) jumped over 7 percent after reporting higher first-quarter profit.
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June 05, 2026 16:18 ET A busy week for economic news flow saw a slew of reports being released that reflected the trends in the U.S. labor market. In Europe, economic growth and inflation data gained attention as the European Central Bank and Bank of England head for policy session later in the month. In Asia, the monetary policy session of the Indian central bank was in focus as the country, a major oil importer, reels under the pressures of a weaker rupee and rising inflation.