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In this wall, I will taking about the current events that have occurred which have affected the stock markets within Canada and how some companies have been doing during the pandemic.

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Summary - As you may all know covid had a crazy impact on a lot of things especially the stocks market. Not just the global markets were effected but even the TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange).In the months of February to March in 2020, the stock market faced a crazy plunge in numbers as the composite index dropped by 37 percent. If you still don't get the picture, this was a drop of over one trillion dollars in money in the market.But even tho the stock market dropped one thing that helped the TSX market to go up was the interest rates. As you may not know, lowering interest rates can cause the market to go up eventually and that is what happened slowly.

Why this website - Firstly I chose this website because it was published by the bank of Canada.This tells me that I am reading from a reliable source and I can be sure the information I'm reading is true.Secondly I wanted to give you little insight in how much was lost when the stock market plunge occurred due to covid.

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Canadian stock market since COVID‑19: Why a V-shaped price recovery?

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Between February 19 and March 23, 2020, the Canadian stock market plunged due to the severe economic impact of COVID-19. By the end of the summer, the stock market had already recovered a significant portion of its losses, leaving many asking if investors see the economy through rose-coloured glasses.

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Summary - As stock investors predicted that the stock market should go up, they were right but also wrong. The investors did not know there would be another variant that would mess everything up for them.As the stock market in Canada was going up that when we were all introduced to the delta variant which brought the stock investors back on their knees.Basically in the months between June to July, if the stocks are up that means covid cases are low, and if the market is low the cases are high.This is what the stock market has been looking like for the past 1-2 years.

Why this website - This is a great website that shows how pandemics like this can effect a lot of things in ways you won't even see coming.The reason for stock markets going down during pandemic likes this can have various factors.One of them can be "panic selling" when investors get scared for the suture and sell quickly and bring market shares down.Another reason can be just the difficulty for certain companies to make profits during such hard times where people are unable to afford things or some things are not needed compared to other things.

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The Toronto Stock Exchange had its worst day in months on Monday as rising COVID-19 infections around the world gave investors a sobering reminder that the pandemic is still far from over.

The S&P/TSX composite index lost more than 350 points, or almost two per cent, to 19,655 nearing the end of the trading day.

Less than a month ago, Canada's benchmark stock index was hitting all-time highs as optimism over the looming end of COVID-19 had investors pouring money into stocks poised to benefit from the reopening of the global economy. Even as recently as last week, the TSX was nearly 1,000 points higher than it is right now.

But the pandemic numbers have become a lot gloomier since then, as the delta variant has caused cases to rise again in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere.

"Risk aversion is firmly in place as the delta variant spread is triggering a flight to safety as global economic concerns intensify," said Edward Moya, a strategist with the investment firm Oanda.

The price of oil cratered to $66 a barrel, losing almost eight per cent, after the oil cartel known as OPEC announced over the weekend it would soon pump two million more barrels of oil every day. Oil companies make up a big chunk of the TSX, so the sell-off in those shares made a bad day even worse for the index.

"There was a general market sell-off related to renewed worries about COVID and delta," said Rory Johnston, managing director with the investment firm Price Street.

"Oil is a very classic risk asset, so it's going to ease off a bit," he said in an interview.

The sell-off was even more pronounced in the U.S., where the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at one point down by almost 1,000 points, or just shy of three per cent.

Randy Ollenberger, an analyst with Bank of Montreal, said the sell-off makes sense.

"There's a lot of nervousness with what's going on with the variants," he said in an interview. "We are not completely out of the woods yet, so we are going to have these days."

Sectors that stood to gain the most from getting back to normal - like travel, tourism, energy and commodities - were hit hardest.

"Travel and hotel stocks are getting crushed today as concerns grow that crude demand outlook might have overly priced in a normal summer abroad," Moya said. "Jet fuel demand will struggle as international travel is not happening anytime soon."

Others weren't so gloomy.

Barry Schwartz, chief investment officer with the Toronto-based Baskin Financial, said in an interview that Monday's sell-off is likely a temporary blip on the broader path toward economic recovery. He notes that prior to Monday's sell-off, the TSX was up by almost 20 per cent this year.

"Things got ahead of themselves," he said. "The economy is rebounding, [but] it's not going to be in a straight line."

He blamed most of the sell-off on automated trading algorithms programmed to follow momentum - and end up feeding on themselves.

"Even with delta, you have to be much more positive on the world than where we were a year ago."

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Stock markets fall, oil prices plummet as COVID-19 fears rise again | CBC News

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The Toronto Stock Exchange had its worst day in months on Monday as rising COVID-19 infections around the world gave investors a sobering reminder that the pandemic is still far from over. The S&P/TSX composite index lost more than 350 points, or almost two per cent, to 19,655 nearing the end of the trading day.

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Summary - As we all know there is a new variant which is scaring everyone especially the investors.The Toronto stock exchange is down five hundred points due to the new variant and investors preparing for the worst.Energy stocks had a really rough time due to the price oil plunging more than 13 percent.The reason for investors being scared of this variant more than other variants is being it is said by the world health organization that this variant is "highly transmissible".

Why I chose this website - This website clearly exemplifies how a lot of problem happening worldwide can effect a country and its markets in many ways. Something that originated in Africa has people in other countries who aren't even facing this crisis yet are scared because its very likely it can happen to you.

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Canada's main stock index had its worst day in more than a year Friday as worries about a new COVID variant in southern Africa prompted a broad-based selloff by spooked investors.

The S&P/TSX composite index was down 487.28 points at 21,125.90, with all but nine of the 231 stocks that make up the index having negative performance Friday.

Hardest hit were those sectors and companies that have most benefited from recent global progress in getting the COVID-19 pandemic under control, such as airlines and other travel-related stocks. Air Canada took one of the biggest dives, with its share price falling almost nine per cent on fears a new variant will impact travel demand or bring about more government-imposed travel restrictions.

Energy stocks also took a beating as the price of oil fell more than 13 per cent. Oil company MEG Energy Corp.'s stock was down almost 11 per cent while Crescent Point Energy Corp. was down 8.6 per cent.

"Oil prices are getting absolutely smoked here," said Mike Archibald, vice-president and portfolio manager with AGF Investments Inc. "This would be the worst day since the plunge that we saw in April of last year when the price (of oil) went negative."

In the U.S., stocks also sank. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average closed down 905.04 points at 34,899.34 in a shortened trading day following the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. The S&P 500 index closed down 106.84 points at 4,594.62, while the Nasdaq composite finished down 353.57 points at 15,491.66.

Archibald said with many traders away from their desks for the U.S. holiday weekend, the stock market moves Friday were exacerbated by low liquidity.

"We're going to need to be patient and see how this continues to evolve over the coming days. But clearly the market is nervous as to whether or not this is going to result in another Delta-variant like condition," he said.

The market "usually never bottoms on a Friday," Archibald added, so investors should expect more volatility - and likely more negative headlines - in the week ahead.

The U.S. dollar rallied against all other currencies Friday, and the price of gold climbed - two more indications of a "clear rush to safety" by rattled investors, Archibald said.

But he pointed out that in spite of Friday's plunge, the market is still up overall and it's too early to say whether that positive long-term trend will be impacted by the news out of Africa.

"It's too early to know exactly what the implications are here," Archibald said. "Obviously there is a level of nervousness here until we see some more data out of these regions that are showing these cases."

Cases of the new variant, which is being called Omicron, were found in Hong Kong, Belgium and Tel Aviv as well as major South African cities like Johannesburg.

The economic impacts of this variant were already being felt. Canada, as well as the European Union and the U.K. both announced travel restrictions from southern Africa on Friday. After the market closed, the U.S. also put travel restrictions on those coming from South Africa as well as seven other African nations.

The World Health Organization called the variant "highly transmissible."

The Canadian dollar traded for 78.30 cents US compared with 79.03 cents US on Thursday.

The January crude oil contract was down US$10.24 at US$68.15 per barrel and the January natural gas contract was up 36 cents at US$5.48 per mmBTU.

The December gold contract was up US$1.20 at US$1,785.50 an ounce and the March copper contract was down 18 cents at US$4.29 a pound.

-With files from The Associated Press

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 26, 2021.

Companies in this story: (TSX:GSPTSE, TSX:CADUSD=X, TSX:AC, TSX:MEG, TSX:CPG)

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S&P/TSX composite down nearly 500 points as COVID variant worries rattle market

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Canada's main stock index had its worst day in more than a year Friday as worries about a new COVID variant in southern Africa prompted a broad-based selloff by spooked investors. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 487.28 points at 21,125.90, with all but nine of the 231 stocks that make up the index having negative performance Friday.

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Summary - Basically in this video it talks about how the TSX was red (down) and Black Friday. This is a shock to many investors because usually Black Friday was the day when companies make big profits and the markets are green (up).This red week was due to the variant scaring people due to the variant being dangerous to the point where we might have another lockdown.

Why this video - I found this very interesting being I am a heavy investor and when I looked at my portfolio at the end of Friday, I was scared but also shocked. This means that not only me but a lot of investors might have to start preparing for another dip in the market and this won't be a small dip (market going down).

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Summary - This video is dated one year after the world health organization announced covid is a pandemic. This video along with the little article below it explains about the many things that happened during the pandemic in Canada.An example was the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia. This price was between those to companies affected Canadas energy industry with drops to about 30 percent because of the possibilities of investors losing money from holding shares of these energy companies so they started selling couple shares.

Why this video - This video was very interesting regarding the Saudi and Russia price war.I did not even think that this war between those two countries would effect Canada so much until I heard Canadas energy industry stocks dropped.This also shows the volatility of the markets during times like this.

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TSX winners and losers: Shopify, gold, pot power COVID’s first year - BNN Bloomberg

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It’s been one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020.

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Summary - Due to the new variant causing trouble in the stocks market, companies like Air Canada faced a pretty big drop in their market price. Air Canada dropped 11 percent because of investors selling due to realizing if there is a lockdown in Ontario that is enough to affect the Air Canada stock greatly.

Why I chose this website - I chose this website because this is something every should be following which is the variant.This variant is the next big thing about to possible bring the investors back to their knees if lockdown hits several cities.

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Air Canada stock tumbles nearly 11% amid new COVID variant concerns

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Air Canada is among many airlines around the world that posted declines on Friday.

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Summary -  In this video the guy is basically giving ideas to people on what are good companies to invest into during this pandemic.

Why I chose this video - The reason why I chose this video is not to tell people what were good investments but what companies actually did good during the pandemic while other companies were facing larges losses in the market.I really liked when the guy in the video talked about lawblaws being a good stock investment because a lot of people would be buying things to cook instead of buying out from restraints.Another thing I found interesting is when the guy said lawblaws owns shoppers drug mart which which increase both those companies stocks because a lot of people go to shopper drug mart for essentials things such as vitamins, soap, sanitizer and eat.

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🍁 5 CORONAVIRUS investment ideas in Canada (COVID-19 stocks)

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This image just shows how far up the list covid 19 is in terms of the worst crashes. I could not believe that covid is higher than the WW2 demand shock and almost as worse than than the crash that was caused by WW1.

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This image may seem like something stupid but it a very important. rule to follow when dealing with market plunges. Just because you see a stock going down does not mean you have to sell right away. For example, people who held their Canadian railway company stocks from when the pandemic started are up more than they were before.Stocks is about be patient because the market will always come back to you but you have to wait patiently when you buy and hold.

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Question #1. What did you learn about your topic that surprised you the most?

The thing I learned the most from this topic was the fact that just because there is a conflict between two countries does not mean your country won't be affected.Im not saying this can happen for all but just like that conflict between Saudi and Russia, Canada was affected because their energy industry is linked to that situation.

Question #2. Provide a real-life example of how this topic is relevant or interesting for you.

This topic is relevant to me because I am an investor in stock market myself.This is relevant because I have faced a lot of losses in the stock market ever since covid started but I have found ways to bounce back because I either held stocks and I sold at the right time. Also, this topic is relevant to my life because not just me but everyone around me has been affected by covid and we should continue to be careful and safe.

Question #3. If you could pass on your knowledge to a family member or friend, what do you think is the most important thing to pass on?

One thing I would pass on to my family members or friends regarding this topic is to always doing your research before you start investing into stocks during this pandemic. Another thing I would suggest to people that would help them make profits in the stocks market would be to watch the news.All stock prices changes are affected because of the big time investors looking at the news and making moves based off what happens. Watching the news can not only help you make smart choices in terms of investing in the stock market but also help you know what's going on in the world.