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Investors weren’t the only ones who took a hit when North American stock markets swooned in late 2018: It seems Canada’s biggest banks felt the pain, too.

On Thursday, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Toronto-Dominion Bank became the latest banks to note their financial results for the most recent quarter were negatively affected by the market turbulence.

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In particular, the volatility hurt revenue from the sale of bonds and shares, and also dampened some trading activity.

The other members of the Big Five had also cited some form of market disruption in announcing their first-quarter results. Royal Bank of Canada’s CEO said in a release that there was “a challenging market backdrop,” while Bank of Nova Scotia’s said that “significant market volatility impacted some of our business lines.” Bank of Montreal’s CEO said in a release that “market-sensitive businesses were impacted by the challenging revenue environment.”