<div id="readability-page-1">12:16 PM EST, 12/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Toronto Stock Exchange, which was down 230 points in earlier trade, has recovered slightly and is down 140 points at midday with most sectors lower.The worst performer is info tech, down 2.5%, followed by telecoms, down 0.8%.Healthcare, up 2.8%, is the biggest gainer, boosted by Bausch Health ( BHC ) which is up near 15% after announcing that its subsidiary Solta Medical has acquired Shibo Group in China. The Shibo group has served as Solta Medical's distribution partner over the past decade.RBC Capital Markets published its Canadian Fundamental Equity Weighting (FEW) Portfolio for 2026. It contains 51 stocks, with seven additions this quarter (Alamos Gold, Boyd Group, DRI Healthcare, EQB, Fairfax Financial, National Bank, TD Bank ), three weighting increases (Agnico Eagle Mines, Barrick, Loblaw), six deletions (Bank of Montreal, Brookfield Asset Management, CCL, dentalcorp, GFL Environmental, Bank of Nova Scotia) and two weighting decreases (CPKC, Sun Life ).It noted that over the past three months, the Fall 2025 FEW Portfolio generated a total return of 5.4%, below the S&amp;P/TSX Composite Index at 10.5%. The top-performing stock selections during this period were Barrick (+60.2%), dentalcorp (+34.9%) and Teck Resources (+27.0%).Edward Jones, in its most recently weekly market wrap, said the TSX is on track for its strongest calendar year return since 2009. The S&amp;P 500 is on pace for a third consecutive year of double-digit returns, up about 15%, despite a near bear-market correction in April. It said overseas equities fared even better, with the MSCI All Country World Index (ex-U.S.) up 23%, driven by a weaker U.S. dollar and an improving global growth outlook. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited.</div>

The Toronto Stock Exchange is down 140 points at midday, with info tech as the worst performer, down 2.5%. Healthcare is the biggest gainer, up 2.8%, driven by Bausch Health's acquisition of Shibo Group. RBC Capital Markets updated its Canadian FEW Portfolio for 2026, noting a 5.4% return over three months. Edward Jones reports TSX is on track for its strongest year since 2009.

TSX Down 140 Points at Midday With Info Tech The Worst Performer