The TXPR Price Index set a new 52-week high today of 712.48, edging the previous mark of 712.22 set yesterday.
In addition, ZPR set a new 52-week high today of 12.94, edging the previous mark of 12.935 set yesterday, and CPD at 14.21 beat yesterday’s 52-week high of 14.18.
Employers added 18,000 jobs in June, Statistics Canada said Friday, mostly in part-time and private sector work.
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Statscan said workers aged 15 to 24 added 33,000 jobs last month, coming off what’s been a tough labour market for youth. Workers aged 25 to 54 saw similar gains while older members of the labour market faced losses.Overall growth was concentrated in part-time work as well as the food and accommodation and retail sectors of the economy, according to Statscan.
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Elsewhere in the economy, manufacturing shed 17,000 positions last month. The industry is down some 61,000 jobs since a recent peak in January 2025 as U.S. tariffs continue to weigh on the sector, StatCan said.
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As of Friday at noon, financial market odds were around 90 per cent in favour of an interest rate hold from the central bank next week, according to LSEG Data & Analytics.All told, overall employment was up by 99,000 positions year-over-year in June with growth concentrated in the private sector.
Average hourly wages rose 3.3 per cent annually in June, up from three per cent in May.
| HIMIPref™ Preferred Indices These values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ Indices Values are provisional and are finalized monthly |
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| Index | Mean Current Yield (at bid) |
Median YTW |
Median Average Trading Value |
Median Mod Dur (YTW) |
Issues | Day’s Perf. | Index Value |
| Ratchet | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3058 % | 2,637.8 |
| FixedFloater | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3058 % | 4,967.3 |
| Floater | 5.48 % | 5.58 % | 38,985 | 14.57 | 3 | 0.3058 % | 2,862.7 |
| OpRet | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -0.0238 % | 3,627.6 |
| SplitShare | 4.80 % | 4.97 % | 62,450 | 2.69 | 5 | -0.0238 % | 4,332.1 |
| Interest-Bearing | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -0.0238 % | 3,380.1 |
| Perpetual-Premium | 5.71 % | -2.15 % | 57,572 | 0.09 | 7 | -0.4342 % | 3,069.4 |
| Perpetual-Discount | 5.56 % | 5.58 % | 43,079 | 14.48 | 27 | -0.2993 % | 3,396.1 |
| FixedReset Disc | 5.67 % | 5.86 % | 97,383 | 13.99 | 19 | 0.1594 % | 3,351.2 |
| Insurance Straight | 5.44 % | 5.49 % | 51,079 | 14.64 | 20 | 0.1883 % | 3,303.3 |
| FloatingReset | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1594 % | 4,091.8 |
| FixedReset Prem | 5.92 % | 4.53 % | 80,228 | 2.28 | 29 | -0.0547 % | 2,656.3 |
| FixedReset Bank Non | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1594 % | 3,425.6 |
| FixedReset Ins Non | 5.26 % | 5.27 % | 52,006 | 13.92 | 14 | 0.1658 % | 3,247.1 |
| Performance Highlights | |||
| Issue | Index | Change | Notes |
| PWF.PR.F | Perpetual-Discount | -3.02 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2056-07-10 Maturity Price : 22.56 Evaluated at bid price : 22.82 Bid-YTW : 5.75 % |
| BN.PF.E | FixedReset Disc | -2.75 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2056-07-10 Maturity Price : 22.76 Evaluated at bid price : 23.73 Bid-YTW : 5.86 % |
| GWO.PR.I | Insurance Straight | -2.10 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2056-07-10 Maturity Price : 20.56 Evaluated at bid price : 20.56 Bid-YTW : 5.52 % |
| GWO.PR.Y | Insurance Straight | -1.19 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2056-07-10 Maturity Price : 20.75 Evaluated at bid price : 20.75 Bid-YTW : 5.47 % |
| FTS.PR.H | FixedReset Disc | 1.01 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2056-07-10 Maturity Price : 20.09 Evaluated at bid price : 20.09 Bid-YTW : 5.66 % |
| BN.PR.T | FixedReset Disc | 1.05 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2056-07-10 Maturity Price : 22.32 Evaluated at bid price : 23.13 Bid-YTW : 5.80 % |
| ENB.PR.Y | FixedReset Disc | 1.08 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2056-07-10 Maturity Price : 22.63 Evaluated at bid price : 23.36 Bid-YTW : 5.89 % |
| MFC.PR.B | Insurance Straight | 1.11 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2056-07-10 Maturity Price : 22.55 Evaluated at bid price : 22.80 Bid-YTW : 5.13 % |
| ENB.PR.H | FixedReset Disc | 1.25 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2056-07-10 Maturity Price : 23.22 Evaluated at bid price : 24.21 Bid-YTW : 5.57 % |
| MFC.PR.L | FixedReset Ins Non | 1.28 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2056-07-10 Maturity Price : 23.49 Evaluated at bid price : 25.30 Bid-YTW : 5.27 % |
| BN.PR.N | Perpetual-Discount | 1.74 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2056-07-10 Maturity Price : 21.00 Evaluated at bid price : 21.00 Bid-YTW : 5.70 % |
| PWF.PR.P | FixedReset Disc | 2.82 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2056-07-10 Maturity Price : 21.10 Evaluated at bid price : 21.10 Bid-YTW : 5.58 % |
| GWO.PR.G | Insurance Straight | 5.51 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2056-07-10 Maturity Price : 23.48 Evaluated at bid price : 23.75 Bid-YTW : 5.51 % |
| Volume Highlights | |||
| Issue | Index | Shares Traded |
Notes |
| PWF.PR.R | Perpetual-Discount | 90,300 | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2056-07-10 Maturity Price : 24.34 Evaluated at bid price : 24.65 Bid-YTW : 5.58 % |
| CU.PR.K | Perpetual-Premium | 17,800 | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2056-07-10 Maturity Price : 24.75 Evaluated at bid price : 25.16 Bid-YTW : 5.62 % |
| GWO.PF.A | Perpetual-Premium | 16,600 | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Call Maturity Date : 2035-06-30 Maturity Price : 25.00 Evaluated at bid price : 25.15 Bid-YTW : 5.70 % |
| FTS.PR.M | FixedReset Prem | 12,233 | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Call Maturity Date : 2029-12-01 Maturity Price : 25.00 Evaluated at bid price : 25.23 Bid-YTW : 5.42 % |
| There were 0 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares. | |||
| Wide Spread Highlights | ||
| See TMX DataLinx: ‘Last’ != ‘Close’ and the posts linked therein for an idea of why these quotes are so horrible. | ||
| Issue | Index | Quote Data and Yield Notes |
| MIC.PR.A | Perpetual-Discount | Quote: 23.45 – 25.99 Spot Rate : 2.5400 Average : 1.4268 YTW SCENARIO |
| ENB.PR.D | FixedReset Disc | Quote: 23.00 – 24.90 Spot Rate : 1.9000 Average : 1.1681 YTW SCENARIO |
| NA.PR.I | FixedReset Prem | Quote: 26.65 – 27.65 Spot Rate : 1.0000 Average : 0.5971 YTW SCENARIO |
| PWF.PR.F | Perpetual-Discount | Quote: 22.82 – 23.74 Spot Rate : 0.9200 Average : 0.5454 YTW SCENARIO |
| BN.PF.E | FixedReset Disc | Quote: 23.73 – 24.50 Spot Rate : 0.7700 Average : 0.4606 YTW SCENARIO |
| GWO.PR.Q | Insurance Straight | Quote: 22.55 – 23.59 Spot Rate : 1.0400 Average : 0.8296 YTW SCENARIO |