The main stock market index in Canada (TSX) increased 472 points or 1.91% since the beginning of 2025, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Canada. Canada Stock Market Index (TSX) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on March of 2025.

The S&P/TSX Composite index (CAD) closed at 24,727.94 points at the end of 2024. This was an increase over the past year. What is the S&P/TSX Composite index? The S&P/TSX Composite index is a Canadian index that measures stocks on the Toronto Stock Exchange, one of the largest stock exchanges worldwide. A stock market index tracks the development of a group of stock prices. It allows to get a quick idea of economic climate in a given region. Canadian stock market The size of a stock exchange is basically the sum of market capitalizations of companies being traded on this stock exchange. The largest companies in terms of market capitalization in Canada in 2024 were the Royal Bank of Canada, and Toronto Dominion Bank. The total market capitalization of listed domestic companies in Canada equaled to 2.74 trillion U.S. dollars in 2022.

Key information about Canada S&P/TSX Composite

• Canada S&P/TSX Composite closed at 25,393.5 points in Feb 2025, compared with 25,533.1 points at the previous month end
• Canada Equity Market Index: Month End: TMX: S&P/TSX Composite data is updated monthly, available from May 2002 to Feb 2025, with an average number of 13,818.0 points
• The data reached an all-time high of 25,648.0 points in Nov 2024 and a record low of 6,180.4 points in Sep 2002

This table contains 25 series, with data for years 1956 - present (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Toronto Stock Exchange Statistics (25 items: Standard and Poor's/Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index; high; Standard and Poor's/Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index; close; Toronto Stock Exchange; oil and gas; closing quotations; Standard and Poor's/Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index; low ...).

The average market risk premium in Canada was 5.2 percent in 2024. This means investors demanded an extra 5.2 Canadian dollars on a 100 Canadian dollar investment. This extra cost should compensate for the risk of an investment based in Canada. What causes risk? As far as country-specific factors are concerned, macroeconomic trends can cause risk. For example, the inflation rate in relation to other countries can change the relative value of an investment. Lower inflation in Canada could weaken the Canadian dollar, reducing the value of Canadian assets in terms of another currency, such as the euro or U.S. dollar. The Canadian context As a country, Canada has a fairly high national debt. Some economists point to this as an increased default risk, since debt servicing can become costly. However, most investors agree that Canada, as an advanced economy, is creditworthy and not at risk of defaulting. A better measure is to look at Canada’s risk premium in the context of interest rates from other countries. These deposit rates can be used as a baseline for the market risk premium of other countries, though they do not include all the factors that have been used to calculate this statistic.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the largest stock exchange in the world, with an equity market capitalization of just below 32 trillion U.S. dollars as of January 2025. The following three exchanges were the NASDAQ, Shanghai Stock Exchange, and the Japan Exchange Group. What is a stock exchange? A stock exchange is a marketplace where stockbrokers, traders, buyers, and sellers can trade in equities products. The largest exchanges have thousands of listed companies. These companies sell shares of their business, giving the general public the opportunity to invest in them. The oldest stock exchange worldwide is the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, founded in the late sixteenth century. Other functions of a stock exchange Since these are publicly traded companies, every firm listed on a stock exchange has had an initial public offering (IPO). The largest IPOs can raise billions of dollars in equity for the firm involved. Related to stock exchanges are derivatives exchanges, where stock options, futures contracts, and other derivatives can be traded.