- Canada's main stock index fell to a near four-month low on Wednesday as industrial and financial shares led broad-based declines in a seasonally weak period for the commodity-linked market.
Historical seasonal patterns show the TSX is weak in the month of June, said Sid Mokhtari, chief market technician for CIBC Capital Markets."There is a tactical buy opportunity for the month of July just given how many things are getting oversold but I don't necessarily believe we are going to be resuming a re-trending bias at this point," Mokhtari said.
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