Canadian stocks are turning in a mixed performance on Friday with investors reacting to quarterly earnings updates and the nation's jobs data, in addition to re-assessing the global economic outlook.
After opening slightly higher, the market fell into negative territory, but recovered soon to move above the flat line.
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.