Canada’s main stock index edged lower in Monday trading due to weakness in the financial and health care sectors. The Canadian dollar edged lower against its US counterpart, but was on track to notch its fourth straight monthly gain as oil prices rose and data showed Canada posting a current account surplus for the first time since 2008 ($1.2 billion (CAD) in Q1 2021).
US stock markets were closed for the Memorial Day holiday. The London Stock exchange was closed for the Spring Bank holiday,
Today in the Markets
The Canadian dollar traded for 82.76 cents US compared with 82.74 cents US on Friday.
Crude oil prices were up $0.59 to $66.91.
The price of gold was up 2.28 to $1,906.52.
In world markets, the Nikkei was down 289.33 points to 28,860.08, the Hang Seng was up 27.39 points to 29,151.80, the FTSE remained at 7,022.61, and the DAX was down 98.85 points to 15,421.13.
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Today in the News:
| Company HMTXF | Hemostemix Announces that, Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Annual and Special Meeting Will Only Be Held via Zoom and Shareholders are Requested to Follow the Meeting Instructions Mailed to the Shareholders of Record |
| Terreno Resources Corp | Terreno Resources Discovers Over One Percent Copper Mineralization at the Las Cucharas Gold and Silver Project in Mexico Along With Gold up to 1.97 g/t and Silver up to 246.0 g/t |
| Altiplano Minerals Ltd | Altiplano Reports April 2021 Results With Improving Grade at Farellon. |
| ProStar Holdings Inc. | ProStar announces that Kraemer North America has Signed a Service-Level Agreement (SLA) |
| Orford Mining Corp. | Orford Mining Provides Update on West Raglan Nickel Property Exploration plans for 2021 |
| Vegaste Technologies Corp. | PlantX Launches "Venus' Picks" Personalized Platform To Showcase PlantX Items Curated by Tennis Champion Venus Williams |
| Kontrol Energy Corp | Kontrol Delivers Two BioCloud Units to Health Canada for Testing and Adds Middle East Distribution Partner |
| Stratabound Minerals Corp. | Stratabound Reports Anomalous Gold and Copper Results from McIntyre Brook Soil Sampling Program |
| Libero Copper & Gold Corp. | Libero Copper Mobilizes Field Crews to Begin 2021 BC Exploration Program |
| Canada House Wellness Group Inc. | Canada House Wellness Group Announces Fulfillment of First Purchase Order to Cannabis NB |
| DATAMETREX AI LIMITED | Datametrex Earns over $9.56M with over $19M Revenue in Q1 |
| Blueberries Medical Corp. | Blueberries Medical Reports 2021 Q1 Financial Results and Provides Corporate and Operations Update |
| CIBT Education Group Inc | CIBT & Subsidiaries Receive $8.9 Million in Equity and Bond Subscriptions |
| Sugarbud Craft Growers Corp. | Sugarbud Craft Growers Corp. to Present Live at the Benzinga Virtual Cannabis Capital Conference and Announces the Launch of Two New High-Potency Strains |
| Harborside Inc. | Tinley Adds Third Major Retail Group and Increases Bottling Capacity Utilization |
| dynaCERT Inc. | dynaCERT Announces Appointment of Stephen Kukucha to its Board of Directors |
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