The S&P/TSX Composite dropped 0.8% to 30,270 on Thursday, with metal miners and technology stocks giving up recent gains as investors awaited Friday’s domestic employment report for insights into the country’s economic health. The energy and healthcare sectors rose, helped by cannabis company Curaleaf Holdings, which jumped 2.4% after receiving a “buy” rating from Canaccord Genuity. Materials and financial stocks declined, with the former down 0.5% amid a decline in gold prices slipping below $4,000. Among stocks, the biggest laggards were Capstone Copper, IAMGOLD Corporatin, B2Gold, Franco-Nevada Corporation and Topaz Energy, with losses between 3.2% and 5.5%. The TSX has recently reached several all-time highs, driven by geopolitical uncertainty, economic concerns, and expectations of US interest rate cuts.