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The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) stock price history

Every TSX trading session of The Bank of Nova Scotia from Jan 12, 1995 to Nov 12, 2026: 7,966 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Sep 17, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.

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BNS adjusted close, 1995 to 2026

BNSThe Bank of Nova Scotia
CA$132.22+43.6% over one year
200020052010201520202025
CA$134.50
All time high, 2026
CA$135.40
52 week high, CA$90.23 low
7,966
Daily sessions since 1995

Last updated Nov 12, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1995 to 2026 series and minute bars.

BNS key facts

  • The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) closed at CA$132.22 on Nov 12, 2026 on TSX.
  • BNS's all time high close is CA$134.50, set on Nov 4, 2026; its all time low close is CA$1.77 on Jan 12, 1995.
  • BNS's 52 week range is CA$90.23 to CA$135.40.
  • BNS returned +43.6% over the year to Nov 12, 2026 and +107.1% over five years.
  • Over ten years BNS returned +209%, +11.9% a year compounded.
  • BNS's deepest drawdown was -52.3% from May 17, 2007 to Feb 23, 2009.
  • DataCedar holds 7,966 daily sessions of BNS history from Jan 12, 1995 and minute bars from Sep 17, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.

BNS price chart, 1995 to 2026

BNS adjusted close, Jan 12, 1995 to Nov 12, 2026CA$1.77CA$7.45CA$31.38CA$132.221995200020052010201520202025
Adjusted daily close, log scale. 260 sampled points across the full history; the API serves every session.

BNS returns

Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Nov 12, 2026, on adjusted closes.

PeriodReturn
1 month+4.9%
3 months+5.0%
6 months+26.0%
Year to date+34.6%
1 year+43.6%
3 years+160.9%
5 years+107.1%
10 years+208.6%
Since Jan 12, 1995+7,378%
Compound annual growth, 31.8 years+14.5%

BNS records

Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.

All time high close
CA$134.50 on Nov 4, 2026
All time low close
CA$1.77 on Jan 12, 1995
52 week high
CA$135.40 on Nov 5, 2026
52 week low
CA$90.23 on Nov 20, 2025
Deepest drawdown
-52.3% from May 17, 2007 to Feb 23, 2009, recovered Nov 17, 2009
Best single session
+16.8% on Mar 13, 2020
Worst single session
-13.4% on Mar 12, 2020
Volatility, 1 year annualised
18.7%
Sessions closing higher, 1 year
58%
Growth of 1 since 1995
74.8×
Best calendar year
1996, +59%
Worst calendar year
2008, -32%

BNS price history by year

Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1995 starts on Jan 12, 1995; 2026 runs to Nov 12, 2026.

YearOpenHighLowCloseReturnVolumeSessions
2026CA$98.45CA$135.40CA$90.96CA$132.22+34.8%882.3M214
2025CA$71.04CA$98.87CA$59.03CA$98.11+38.8%1.2B251
2024CA$55.22CA$73.41CA$53.17CA$70.71+27.5%1.1B252
2023CA$54.05CA$60.94CA$47.46CA$55.45+3.7%1B250
2022CA$70.25CA$73.54CA$50.94CA$53.48-22.8%1.1B250
2021CA$50.49CA$70.26CA$49.89CA$69.32+38.0%1B250
2020CA$50.60CA$52.11CA$32.26CA$50.24-0.3%1.2B252
2019CA$44.64CA$52.73CA$44.55CA$50.39+11.8%635.7M251
2018CA$51.27CA$52.70CA$43.41CA$45.07-12.3%568.4M250
2017CA$45.75CA$53.62CA$45.09CA$51.37+12.8%528.1M249
2016CA$32.24CA$46.68CA$29.86CA$45.54+39.4%527.2M251
2015CA$36.74CA$38.01CA$29.96CA$32.66-10.8%562.5M251
2014CA$35.26CA$40.97CA$32.14CA$36.60+3.7%461.6M251
2013CA$29.98CA$35.47CA$28.67CA$35.30+19.3%485.1M250
2012CA$25.32CA$29.95CA$25.03CA$29.59+17.7%520.7M249
2011CA$27.19CA$29.18CA$23.27CA$25.14-7.5%594.5M250
2010CA$22.69CA$27.33CA$20.24CA$27.19+20.4%588M251
2009CA$14.45CA$22.71CA$10.50CA$22.58+57.1%791.3M251
2008CA$21.02CA$22.19CA$12.34CA$14.37-31.7%866.5M251
2007CA$21.13CA$22.30CA$19.19CA$21.04-0.1%525.5M252
2006CA$18.15CA$21.41CA$16.39CA$21.06+16.6%478M251
2005CA$15.56CA$19.34CA$14.65CA$18.06+17.0%505.2M250
2004CA$12.15CA$15.66CA$11.99CA$15.43+26.6%472.3M253
2003CA$9.48CA$12.48CA$8.86CA$12.19+28.7%558.7M252
2002CA$8.59CA$9.95CA$7.56CA$9.47+10.1%680.7M252
2001CA$7.34CA$8.86CA$6.37CA$8.61+16.7%686.1M248
2000CA$5.10CA$7.80CA$4.33CA$7.38+43.1%656.6M251
1999CA$5.49CA$6.04CA$4.68CA$5.16-6.0%495.1M252
1998CA$5.36CA$7.12CA$3.68CA$5.48+2.8%762.4M248
1997CA$3.55CA$5.49CA$3.43CA$5.34+50.8%869.4M251
1996CA$2.22CA$3.70CA$2.22CA$3.54+58.7%721M250
1995CA$1.78CA$2.26CA$1.74CA$2.23n/a602.1M232

BNS monthly closes, last 12 months

MonthMonth end closeChange
November 2026CA$132.22+0.9%
October 2026CA$131.05+2.2%
September 2026CA$128.26+1.1%
August 2026CA$126.87+3.2%
July 2026CA$122.97+0.7%
June 2026CA$122.13+11.4%
May 2026CA$109.60+4.7%
April 2026CA$104.70+10.8%
March 2026CA$94.50-6.8%
February 2026CA$101.37+1.7%
January 2026CA$99.73+1.7%
December 2025CA$98.11+4.4%

About the BNS data

Daily bars. 7,966 sessions from Jan 12, 1995 to Nov 12, 2026, one row per TSX trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.

Minute bars. Stored from Sep 17, 2026 forward, most recent session Nov 6, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.

Time and currency. Session dates are TSX trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in CAD. Volume is shares traded on the session.

Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Jan 12, 1995, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.

curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/tsx%3ABNS/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"

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