After opening on a firm note, Canadian stocks gained further ground in positive territory Friday morning with several counters in materials, technology and healthcare sectors attracting strong buying interest.
The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index, which moved to a new all-time high of 31,800.59 this morning, was up 327.51 points or 1.04% at 31,768.36 a little while ago.
The Materials Capped Index surged 2.7%. Endeavour Silver Corp, New Gold and Ivanhoe Mines climbed 8%, 7.5% and 6.7%, respectively.
First Majestic Silver, Perpetua Resources, Seabridge Gold, Novagold, Iamgold Corp., Pan American Silver Corp., Osisko Gold Royalties, Aya Gold & Silver, and Agnico Eagle Mines were among the other major gainers.
Among tech stocks, Bitfarms soared nearly 11%. Celestica surged 4.7%, and Coveo Solutions gained 2.3%. Shopify moved up 1.5%.
Healthcare stocks Bausch Health Companies and Curaleaf Holdings gained 2.5% and 1.5%, respectively.
In economic news, data from Statistics Canada showed retail sales in Canada jumped 1.2% month-over-month in November 2025, the biggest gain in five month, rebounding from a 0.2% fall in October, preliminary estimates showed.
Retail sales in Canada rose by 2% year-on-year in October 2025, following a downwardly revised 3.1% advance in the prior month.
A separate data from Statistics Canada showed new housing prices in Canada were unchanged month-on-month in November 2025, halting an eight-month streak of declines after a 0.4% drop in October.
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December 19, 2025 15:10 ET U.S. inflation data and interest rate decisions by major central banks were the highlights of this busy week for economics news flow. Employment data and survey results on the housing markets also gained attention in the U.S. In Europe, the European Central Bank and Bank of England announced their policy decisions and macroeconomic projections.