- Driven by a strong August Composite PMI that eased economic cooling concerns, US stocks rebounded with all three major indexes rising.
- Major corporate developments featured Broadcom discussing $70 billion to $80 billion in debt financing to support AI companies, and Apple cutting over 200 jobs to reallocate resources toward artificial intelligence.
- Nvidia also advanced advanced talks to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in data center power developer Cloverleaf Infrastructure to secure AI infrastructure capacity.
- The TSX closed up 33.86 points at 36,401.79, supported by gains in gold and materials amid advancing Canada - U.S. trade talks and a tariff pause.
- Wall Street indices advanced as bond yields fell following the Treasury Department's debt buyback announcement.
- Major corporate developments included Moderna soaring over 140% on positive trial results and oil prices hitting a 3 - week high.