TSX Venture and CSE lead gains as tech rebounds from AI selloffUpdated Nov 6, 2026 4:57pm ET Markets: The S&P/TSX Composite closed at 35,789.09, up 183.82 points or 0.52%, ending a volatile week in positive territory as investors weighed the effect of the US midterm elections. The S&P 500 rose 23.13 points, or 0.31%, to 7,376.86, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 264.42 points, or 1.09%, to 24,579.42, as US equities rebounded from an AI-driven rout that had erased trillions of dollars of global market value on worries about regulation. Statistics Canada's October labour survey showed the unemployment rate rising to 6.7%. In late-afternoon trading today, the Canadian dollar traded at 0.70789 US dollars, down 0.76%, gold was at US$4,074.0, down 0.96%, and oil was unchanged at US$90.52. The S&P/TSX Venture Composite closed at 822.03, up 15.71, and the CSE Composite closed at 130.36, up 5.29. Canadian jobs: Canada lost 4,700 jobs in October, the third month in a row of employment losses, and the unemployment rate rose to 6.7%. Some economists said the string of job losses is revealing cracks in the labour market and flagged potential softness ahead. Laurentian Bank: Laurentian Bank shut all 55 of its branches in Quebec by the end of the day, with customers' banking moving over to National Bank now that the two institutions have completed their takeover agreement. The closures mark the point where the retail network is handed across to the acquirer. Stelco: Industry Minister Mélanie Joly asked the Competition Bureau to assess whether Cleveland-Cliffs' purchase of Stelco was made in bad faith. The request follows comments from Cliffs chief executive Lourenco Goncalves, who has said his company bought Stelco to keep it from flooding the US market. A report noted it is unclear what steps the regulator can take. Greece crypto tax: Greece will tax cryptocurrency profits at 10% from 2027, sparing investors whose yearly net profit does not go beyond 500 euros. A 15% levy on DeFi income was also reported. Earlier profits can be reported within 12 months with no penalty for filing late, while the handling of swaps between cryptocurrencies remains an open question. Rare earths: Developers are looking to the US South's chemical plants, ports and mineral deposits as a base for a rare earth supply chain able to compete with China. Separately, IMC Rare Earths has begun a deeper drilling programme and broader field trials at its Itarantim project in Brazil, aimed at verifying how deep the mineralisation runs and looking into potential recovery methods. Paraguay: President Santiago Peña resigned after a banking crisis in which millions of people's savings were frozen, and impeachment proceedings were continuing on Friday. Ueno Bank sits at the centre of the collapse. A trade report said the crisis may threaten uranium ambitions, with Uranium Energy having announced plans weeks earlier. Market data
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