TSX Down Marginally In Lackluster Trade

(RTTNews) - Canadian stocks are turning in a mixed performance in somewhat lackluster trade on Friday, with investors focusing on the upcoming US - Russia summit that could help end the war in Ukraine.

Investors are also digesting the latest batch of Canadian economic data, and assessing the impact of U.S. tariffs.

The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index was down 26.01 points or 0.09% at 27,889.98 a few minutes ago.

Ballard Power Systems, Bausch Health Companies and Corus Entertainment are up 6.3%, 6.2% and 5.3%, respectively.

Iamgold Corp., SSR Mining, Equinox Gold, North West Company, Northland Power, Centerra Gold, OceanaGold, New Gold, Open Text Corporation, Alamos Gold, Fortuna Silver Mines and Eldorado Gold are up 2 to 4%.

Tilray Inc., and Canopy Growth Corp are down more than 9%. Organigram Holdings, CAE Inc., Aurora Cannabis, Enbridge, Shopify Inc., Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, ATS Automation Tooling Systems and Richelieu Hardware are down 2 to 5%.

On the economic front, Canada's manufacturing sales rose by 0.3% to C$ 68.5 billion in June, following a revised 1.5% decrease in May, data from Statistics Canada showed. It follows four consecutive months of declines. Year-on-year, manufacturing sales shrank by 2.7%.

Canada's wholesale sales rose 0.7% to C$84.7 billion in June 2025 from the prior month, accelerating from a flat reading in May. Statistics Canada

Car registrations in Canada decreased to 177,313 Units in June from 194,524 Units in May of 2025.