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00:00Let's check in with markets in Toronto today.
00:06Canada's main stock index rose on Monday as investors stayed cautious
00:10ahead of the general election happening in Canada,
00:13influenced by US President Donald Trump's trade war.
00:16Election results will start coming in from eastern to western provinces
00:20after polls close at staggered times this evening.
00:23Investors are gearing up for the busiest period of the Q1 earnings season
00:27with more than 180 S&P 500 companies set to report their results.
00:31They are also closely watching for any progress in trade negotiations, especially with China.
00:36As for the indices themselves, the TSX was up 88 points by close,
00:41while the venture lost just over half a point.
00:43The Dow was up 114 points, and the NASDAQ lost 5.
00:51Looking at the top gaining stocks in the TSX today,
00:54we had M Split Corp up 62%,
00:57I80 Gold Corp added 33%,
00:59and Enthusiast Gaming was up 18%.
01:07The stocks that saw the biggest drop were the top loser today,
01:10XRO Technology gave up 25%,
01:12TerraGo lost almost 20%,
01:14and Firefly Metals snuffed out 12.5%.
01:17That's it for this market update,
01:19thanks for watching,
01:20I'm Jonathan Brown,
01:21and I'll see you next time.