TSX Today: What to Watch for in Stocks on Thursday, April 25

TSX Today: What to Watch for in Stocks on Thursday, April 25

A five-session winning streak in the Canadian equities market came to an end on Wednesday as weaker-than-expected domestic retail sales data and mixed corporate earnings made investors nervous about the economic outlook, leading to a spike in Canada’s 10-year treasury bond yields. The S&P/TSX Composite Index slipped by 138 points, or 0.6%, to settle at 21,874 — trimming its week-to-date gains to 0.3%. Although some sectors, like consumer noncyclicals and mining, witnessed minor gains, a selloff in industrial and technology …