The S&P/TSX 60 index experienced a modest increase of 0.18% today, reflecting a positive trend over the past five days with a rise of 0.33%. Over the last month, the index has shown a more significant gain of 2.04%. In the large-cap sector, Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. emerged as the top performer, boasting a return of 11.68%. Conversely, Celestica, Inc. struggled, recording a decline of 6.4%. Mid-cap stocks saw Open Text Corp. lead with a return of 6.1%, while Hudbay Minerals, Inc. faced challenges with an 8.81% drop. Among small-cap stocks, Fennec Pharmaceuticals, Inc. excelled with a notable return of 13.96%, while Cypherpunk Holdings, Inc. lagged behind with a decline of 11.04%. The overall market showed a negative advance-decline ratio of 216 advancing stocks against 412 declining stocks, resulting in a ratio of 0.52. In the large-cap segment, the ratio was more favorable at 1.72, with 31 stocks advancing and 18 declining. Mid-cap stocks had 24 advancing and 37 declining, yielding a ratio of 0.65, while small-cap stocks reported 113 advancing and 190 declining, resulting in a ratio of 0.59.