TSX today: what to watch on Friday, Nov. 13

TSX opens Friday after Thursday’s 274.53-point drop, with Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang’s resignation weighing on global markets, Statistics Canada due to release manufacturing and wholesale data for September, and Stantec and Exchange Income reporting third-quarter results. The S&P/TSX composite index closed at 36,137.19, down 0.754 per cent, according to TMX Money.

TMX Money showed the index up 13.952 per cent so far this year and 1.452 per cent for the month, with Thursday’s range at 36,080.86 to 36,367.41. The Canadian Press reported the same close and said losses in base metals led the decline. Our Thursday close report has the sector detail, and our Thursday preview has the background.

On Wall Street on Thursday, The Canadian Press reported that the S&P 500 fell 26.98 points to 7,592.40, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 189.40 to 52,297.09 and the Nasdaq composite slipped 100.10 to 25,366.09. The Associated Press said Nvidia shares fell 4.3 per cent after recovering from an opening drop of about 14 per cent, following the resignation of Huang, with chief financial officer Colette Kress named interim chief executive. It said the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose to 5.12 per cent from 4.98 per cent late Tuesday.

The Canadian Press said the December crude contract rose US$2.21 to US$88.74 a barrel Thursday, the December gold contract fell US$115.20 to US$3,885.30 an ounce, and the Canadian dollar traded at 70.15 cents US. The Associated Press said Brent crude climbed 3.3 per cent to US$95.82 on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States does not need a deal with Iran, and was up 0.3 per cent to US$96.07 early Friday.

Overseas on Friday, the Associated Press said Germany’s DAX edged 0.1 per cent lower to 26,748.60 and Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.1 per cent to 10,856.66 in early trading, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.5 per cent to 61,142.35, South Korea’s Kospi declined 1 per cent to 5,290.53 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 1.6 per cent to 23,637.60. It said a global outage of Microsoft web services disrupted email and other applications but appeared to have little direct effect on markets.

On the economic calendar, Statistics Canada is scheduled to release its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing and wholesale trade figures, both for September. The consumer price index for October follows Monday, Nov. 16, and our Money Week Canada calendar lists the dates ahead.

On earnings, Stantec Inc. (TSX:STN) reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.89 after the close Thursday and raised its 2026 profitability targets. Exchange Income Corporation (TSX:EIF) reported record third-quarter revenue of $1.1 billion, net earnings of $96 million, or $1.70 per share, and adjusted net earnings of $102 million, or $1.81 per share, and said it expects 2026 adjusted EBITDA at or above the top of its $890-million to $920-million range. Northland Power Inc. (TSX:NPI) also reported third-quarter results Thursday and reaffirmed its 2026 guidance.

Figures are as of early Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, and come from TMX Money, The Canadian Press, the Associated Press, Statistics Canada, Stantec, Exchange Income and Northland Power. Overseas readings will change before the 9:30 a.m. ET open.

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