{"id":51810,"date":"2026-04-17T20:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T00:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=51810"},"modified":"2026-04-17T20:41:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T00:41:29","slug":"april-17-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=51810","title":{"rendered":"April 17, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TXPR closed at 700.50<\/a>, setting a new 52-week high, up 0.81% on the day. Volume today was 2.60-million, highest by far of the past 21 trading days.<\/p>\n

CPD closed at 13.91<\/a>, up 0.29% on the day. Volume was 49,790 (consolidated volume was 368,530), near the median of the past 21 trading days.<\/p>\n

ZPR closed at 12.66<\/a>, setting a new 52-week high, up 0.32% on the day. Volume was 103,580 (consolidated = 269,320), near the median of the past 21 trading days.<\/p>\n

Five-year Canada yields were down to 3.05%<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other markets did well<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The benchmark S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq each rallied to their third record close in a row on Friday, while the blue-chip \u2060Dow marked \u200bits highest finish since late February, as investors cheered Iran\u2019s decision to open the Strait of Hormuz and were optimistic it could reach an agreement with the United States. The TSX is now less than 200 points away from its own record closing high.<\/p>\n

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in a post on X that passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz was \u201ccompletely open\u201d \u200bfor the remainder of the 10-day truce between Israeli forces and \u200cIran-backed Hezbollah agreed to in Lebanon. This followed U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s announcement that talks could take place this weekend between Tehran and Washington and that they could soon secure a peace agreement to end the Iran war, which has left thousands dead since the U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran on February 28.<\/p>\n

With traders increasingly confident \u200cthat an end \u200bto the war is near, U.S. \u200ccrude oil prices tumbled 11%, alleviating inflation concerns. The Strait of Hormuz is a vital waterway \u200bfor global energy transportation.
…<\/b>
According \u2060to preliminary data, the S&P 500 gained 84.64 points, or 1.20%, \u200bto end at 7,125.12 points, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 363.57 points, or 1.51%, to 24,466.27. The Dow \u2060Jones Industrial Average rose 864.23 points, or 1.78%, to 49,442.95.<\/p>\n

The S&P\/TSX Composite Index closed up 0.86%, or 294.06 points, at 34,346.29, just below the record closing high of 34,541.27 on March 2. The drop in oil prices pressured energy shares, leading to TSX underperformance relative to the major U.S. indexes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
HIMIPref™ Preferred Indices
These values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ Indices<\/strong>
Values are provisional and are finalized monthly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Index<\/td>\nMean
Current
Yield
(at bid)<\/td>\n		Median
YTW<\/td>\n		Median
Average
Trading
Value<\/td>\n		Median
Mod Dur
(YTW)<\/td>\n		Issues<\/td>\nDay’s Perf.<\/td>\nIndex Value<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ratchet<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n-0.6335 %<\/td>\n2,479.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FixedFloater<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n-0.6335 %<\/td>\n4,701.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Floater<\/td>\n5.84 %<\/td>\n5.98 %<\/td>\n26,463<\/td>\n13.95<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n-0.6335 %<\/td>\n2,709.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OpRet<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.0633 %<\/td>\n3,651.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SplitShare<\/td>\n4.78 %<\/td>\n4.45 %<\/td>\n66,237<\/td>\n2.89<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n0.0633 %<\/td>\n4,360.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interest-Bearing<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.0633 %<\/td>\n3,402.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n5.85 %<\/td>\n-6.26 %<\/td>\n62,944<\/td>\n0.08<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0.3185 %<\/td>\n3,025.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n5.69 %<\/td>\n5.73 %<\/td>\n51,457<\/td>\n14.28<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n0.3324 %<\/td>\n3,330.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n5.82 %<\/td>\n5.97 %<\/td>\n113,071<\/td>\n13.76<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n0.0655 %<\/td>\n3,236.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Insurance Straight<\/td>\n5.57 %<\/td>\n5.65 %<\/td>\n56,300<\/td>\n14.37<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n0.7602 %<\/td>\n3,267.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FloatingReset<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.0655 %<\/td>\n3,849.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FixedReset Prem<\/td>\n5.97 %<\/td>\n4.58 %<\/td>\n95,556<\/td>\n1.96<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n0.1742 %<\/td>\n2,656.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FixedReset Bank Non<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0.00 %<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.0655 %<\/td>\n3,307.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n5.14 %<\/td>\n5.36 %<\/td>\n79,685<\/td>\n14.50<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n-0.1223 %<\/td>\n3,214.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Performance Highlights<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Issue<\/td>\nIndex<\/td>\nChange<\/td>\nNotes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IFC.PR.E<\/td>\nInsurance Straight<\/td>\n-5.53 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 21.96
\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.20
\nBid-YTW : 5.90 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SLF.PR.G<\/td>\nFixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n-3.42 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 19.76
\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.76
\nBid-YTW : 5.65 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BN.PR.K<\/td>\nFloater<\/td>\n-2.73 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 12.81
\nEvaluated at bid price : 12.81
\nBid-YTW : 6.15 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MFC.PR.J<\/td>\nFixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n-1.43 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Call
\nMaturity Date\t: 2028-03-19
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.50
\nBid-YTW : 5.36 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BN.PF.B<\/td>\nFixedReset Disc<\/td>\n-1.25 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 23.19
\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.49
\nBid-YTW : 5.91 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GWO.PR.G<\/td>\nInsurance Straight<\/td>\n1.00 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 22.93
\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.20
\nBid-YTW : 5.64 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PWF.PR.F<\/td>\nPerpetual-Discount<\/td>\n1.02 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 22.55
\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.80
\nBid-YTW : 5.77 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ENB.PR.P<\/td>\nFixedReset Disc<\/td>\n1.10 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 22.47
\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.03
\nBid-YTW : 6.21 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MFC.PR.B<\/td>\nInsurance Straight<\/td>\n1.13 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 22.07
\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.30
\nBid-YTW : 5.26 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GWO.PR.R<\/td>\nInsurance Straight<\/td>\n1.14 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 21.24
\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.24
\nBid-YTW : 5.71 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU.PR.F<\/td>\nPerpetual-Discount<\/td>\n1.22 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 20.78
\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.78
\nBid-YTW : 5.50 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GWO.PR.N<\/td>\nFixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n1.25 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 19.37
\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.37
\nBid-YTW : 5.60 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BN.PF.E<\/td>\nFixedReset Disc<\/td>\n1.27 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 22.81
\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.90
\nBid-YTW : 5.77 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BN.PR.X<\/td>\nFixedReset Disc<\/td>\n1.27 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 20.71
\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.71
\nBid-YTW : 5.92 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ELF.PR.H<\/td>\nPerpetual-Discount<\/td>\n1.52 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 23.86
\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.11
\nBid-YTW : 5.73 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PWF.PR.L<\/td>\nPerpetual-Discount<\/td>\n1.88 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 21.98
\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.21
\nBid-YTW : 5.75 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GWO.PR.L<\/td>\nInsurance Straight<\/td>\n2.09 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 24.65
\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.91
\nBid-YTW : 5.71 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GWO.PR.T<\/td>\nInsurance Straight<\/td>\n2.21 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 22.82
\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.10
\nBid-YTW : 5.61 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IFC.PR.I<\/td>\nInsurance Straight<\/td>\n8.79 %<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 23.58
\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.00
\nBid-YTW : 5.66 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Volume Highlights<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Issue<\/td>\nIndex<\/td>\nShares
Traded<\/td>\n		Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU.PR.D<\/td>\nPerpetual-Discount<\/td>\n207,545<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 21.46
\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.72
\nBid-YTW : 5.71 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PWF.PR.O<\/td>\nPerpetual-Discount<\/td>\n205,515<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 24.50
\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.75
\nBid-YTW : 5.87 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PWF.PR.E<\/td>\nPerpetual-Discount<\/td>\n204,857<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 23.49
\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.76
\nBid-YTW : 5.80 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FTS.PR.M<\/td>\nFixedReset Disc<\/td>\n85,866<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 23.29
\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.00
\nBid-YTW : 5.54 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GWO.PR.H<\/td>\nInsurance Straight<\/td>\n65,351<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 21.34
\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.61
\nBid-YTW : 5.65 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PWF.PR.P<\/td>\nFixedReset Disc<\/td>\n60,442<\/td>\nYTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 20.96
\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.96
\nBid-YTW : 5.58 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
There were 41 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Wide Spread Highlights<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
See TMX DataLinx: ‘Last’ != ‘Close’<\/a> and the posts linked therein for an idea of why these quotes are so horrible.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Issue<\/td>\nIndex<\/td>\nQuote Data and Yield Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PWF.PR.P<\/td>\nFixedReset Disc<\/td>\nQuote: 20.96 – 25.00
\nSpot Rate : 4.0400
\nAverage : 2.1695<\/p>\n

YTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 20.96
\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.96
\nBid-YTW : 5.58 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

GWO.PR.T<\/td>\nInsurance Straight<\/td>\nQuote: 23.10 – 25.00
\nSpot Rate : 1.9000
\nAverage : 1.1939<\/p>\n

YTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 22.82
\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.10
\nBid-YTW : 5.61 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

ENB.PF.E<\/td>\nFixedReset Disc<\/td>\nQuote: 22.70 – 23.90
\nSpot Rate : 1.2000
\nAverage : 0.7221<\/p>\n

YTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 22.15
\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.70
\nBid-YTW : 6.30 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

SLF.PR.G<\/td>\nFixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\nQuote: 19.76 – 21.00
\nSpot Rate : 1.2400
\nAverage : 0.7729<\/p>\n

YTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 19.76
\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.76
\nBid-YTW : 5.65 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

IFC.PR.E<\/td>\nInsurance Straight<\/td>\nQuote: 22.20 – 23.90
\nSpot Rate : 1.7000
\nAverage : 1.2379<\/p>\n

YTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Limit Maturity
\nMaturity Date\t: 2056-04-17
\nMaturity Price : 21.96
\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.20
\nBid-YTW : 5.90 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

MFC.PR.J<\/td>\nFixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\nQuote: 25.50 – 26.50
\nSpot Rate : 1.0000
\nAverage : 0.6149<\/p>\n

YTW SCENARIO
\nMaturity Type : Call
\nMaturity Date\t: 2028-03-19
\nMaturity Price : 25.00
\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.50
\nBid-YTW : 5.36 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TXPR closed at 700.50, setting a new 52-week high, up 0.81% on the day. Volume today was 2.60-million, highest by far of the past 21 trading days. CPD closed at 13.91, up 0.29% on the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-action"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=51810"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51813,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51810\/revisions\/51813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}