Canadian equity futures edged higher Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump extended trade talks with the EU, offering markets a brief reprieve from trade policy uncertainty.
Market Numbers (Futures)
TSX :Up ( 0.10%) 25,870.00
TSXV: Up (1.20%) 686.66
DOW: Up (1.10%) 42,131.00
NASDAQ: Up (1.45%) 21,278.75
FTSE: Down (0.24%) 8,717.97
In the Headlines:
Retail sales rose 0.8% to $69.8 billion in March, boosted by a surge in new car purchases as Canadians moved quickly ahead of expected tariff-driven price hikes.
And, Elon Musk’s DOGE team is reportedly pushing broader use of his AI chatbot Grok within the U.S. federal government, raising red flags over potential conflicts of interest and exposure of sensitive data, sources say.
Currencies Update: (Futures)
The Canadian dollar isup 0.16% to $0.7302 U.S., also on the increase against the Euro by 0.13% to $0.6416, and Bitcoin grabs 2.16% to $150,590.61
Commodities: (Futures)
Natural Gas: Up (10.03%), 3.67
WTI: Down (0.6%), 61.50
Gold: Down (0.87%), 3,328.06
Copper: Down (0.51%) 5.95
To stay up-to-date on all of your market news head to stockhouse.com
Join the discussion: Find out what everybody’s saying check out the rest of Stockhouse’s stock forums and message boards.
The material provided in this article is for information only and should not be treated as investment advice. For full disclaimer information, please click here