| The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs on Thursday, propelled by optimism about more pandemic relief under the Biden administration to support the economy after data showed a tepid labour market recovery. | | Investors in the Canadian benchmark index weren’t quite as lucky, with the heavyweight energy and financial sectors on the decline. The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed down 98.71 points, or 0.55%, at 17,916.20. | | The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits dipped to 900,000 last week but still remained stubbornly high as the COVID-19 pandemic tears through the nation, raising the risk that the economy will shed jobs for a second straight month in January. | | But other data showed the housing and manufacturing sectors as areas of strength to help buttress the economy. |  | | | | Ticker | Company | Last
price | Price
chg | Prev.
close | | WPRT-T | Westport Fuel Systems Inc | $10.81 | 1.82
20.24% | $8.99 | | WILD-T | Wildbrain Ltd. | $2.02 | 0.27
15.43% | $1.75 | | PIF-T | Polaris Infrastructure Inc | $22.50 | 2.32
11.50% | $20.18 | | NEO-T | NEO Performance Materials Inc | $16.73 | 1.11
7.11% | $15.62 | | CGG-T | China Gold Int Resources Corp | $2.12 | 0.14
7.07% | $1.98 | | MAV-T | Mav Beauty Brands Inc | $6.74 | 0.44
6.98% | $6.30 | | CMMC-T | Copper Mountain Mining Corp | $2.62 | 0.15
6.07% | $2.47 | | RCH-T | Richelieu Hardware Ltd | $37.60 | 2.15
6.06% | $35.45 | | JE-T | Just Energy Group Inc | $7.06 | 0.37
5.53% | $6.69 | | CAS-T | Cascades Inc | $15.44 | 0.79
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