TSX Today: What to Watch for in Stocks on Wednesday, July 9

Escalating global trade tensions and falling precious metals prices drove Canadian stocks lower for the second consecutive session on Tuesday as the country's 10-year treasury bond yields climbed to their highest level in over five months. The S&P/TSX Composite Index gave up 117 points, or 0.4%, to settle at 26,904 — marking its worst single-day performance in more than a week. Even as intraday gains in crude oil prices supported energy stocks, big losses in many other key sectors, such as mining, healthcare, and technology, kept the TSX index under pressure. Top TSX Composite movers and active stocks Weakness in…