Sector performance was mixed in the session, with materials the outsized laggard, offsetting gains primarily in consumer durables, consumer discretionary and retail. Canada's S&P/TSX Composite Index edged 0.09% higher to 20650.14 and the blue-chip S&P/TSX 60 rose by 0.13% to 1246.50. Shares of Lithium Chile Inc. fell 11% to 68 Canadian cents (50 cents) after Chilean President Gabriel Boric said his government plans to take majority stakes in any new lithium production. The Toronto-listed lithium producer has several lithium projects in Chile and said it welcomes the news that the government doesn't plan to terminate current contracts, but investors felt differently. Write to Adriano Marchese at adriano.marchese@wsj.com(END) Dow Jones NewswiresApril 21, 2023 12:24 ET (16:24 GMT)Copyright (c) 2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 22, 2023 06:28 UTC