TSX Edges Lower at Year End After Solid 2025 Gains

2025-12-31 21:04 By Felipe Alarcon 1 min. read

The S&P TSX Composite Index dropped 0.5% to close at 31,713 on the final trading day of the year as year-end profit-taking and weaker commodity prices weighed on the benchmark as precious metal and tech sectors eased.

Despite the late softness the TSX finished 2025 up 28%, marking its best annual performance since 2009 and extending a run of strong gains driven by heavyweight banking and mining stocks, alongside extended monthly advances through December.

Mining and materials sectors had been among the year’s key drivers as gold and silver surged earlier in the year amid geopolitical tensions that lifted export prices, while financials also contributed significantly to returns.

Light holiday trading volumes and portfolio rebalancing reinforced the modest retreat at the close as investors locked in profits after a year in which the TSX outpaced most global peers and posted one of its most robust annual returns in over fifteen years.



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