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FINANCIAL MARKETS AT A GLANCE

December 31, 2022 Canadian and U.S. equities were mostly positive over the quarter. Yields rose through the quarter. Corporate bonds outperformed government bonds, and short-term bonds outpaced long-term bonds. Here are the financial markets at a glance.

	CANADIAN EQUITIES		U.S. EQUITIES
	Sector 9 of the 11 Canadian equity sectors ended the quarter in positive territory. Here are the best and worst performing sectors relative to last quarter.		Sector 9 of the 11 U.S. equity sectors ended the quarter in positive territory. Here are the best and worst performing sectors relative to last quarter.
WORST PERFORMERS BEST PERFORMERS	Energy   Information Technology Communications Services 14.1% 11.3% 9.2% Health Care Utilities Financials -10.9% -7.4% 3.4%		Energy   Industrials 21.1% 17.6% Consumer Discretionary Communications Services -11.4% -2.8%
	Company size performance comparison  Small companies outperformed medium and large sized companies, with medium sized companies trailing but still positive over the quarter.		Company size performance comparison  Medium sized companies outperformed both small and large sized companies, but all were positive over the quarter.
	Small Companies Medium & Large  Companies		Medium Companies Small & Large Companies
	What’s working/What’s not working From a style perspective, growth outperformed the index while value trailed but all were positive. All factors and the index were positive this quarter, while quality and momentum outperformed, followed by dividends and low volatility, which all outperformed the index.		What’s working/What’s not working Value outperformed while growth trailed the index this quarter. Factors were all positive this quarter, with dividends, momentum, low volatility and quality outperforming the index.

	GLOBAL EQUITIES		FIXED INCOME
	Regional   Company size performance comparison  Global large and small companies were positive over the quarter.   Large Companies Small Companies What’s working/What’s not working From a style perspective, value outperformed the index and growth, while all were positive over the quarter. All factors were positive over the quarter and outperformed the index. Dividends outperformed the most.		Yields rose this quarter, with short-term bond yields rising more than long-term yields.  Relative bond performance  Long-term Bonds Short-term Bonds     Government Corporate      Bond yield    Bond yields were up with both shorter and longer date bond yields increasing over the quarter. Yield on the Canada 2-year rose from 3.79% to 4.06%. Canada 5-year rose from 3.32% to 3.41%. Canada 10-year rose from 3.16% to 3.30%. Canada long bond rose from 3.09% to 3.28%.

Source: Morningstar Research Inc. as of December 31, 2022. © 2022 Morningstar Research Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete, or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 

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December 2022