Canadian index futures slipped Thursday as rising Middle East tensions rattled markets and early enthusiasm over cooling U.S. inflation lost steam.
Market Numbers (Futures)
TSX :Down ( 0.30%) 26,444.43
TSXV: Down (0.59%) 721.52
DOW: Down (0.70%) 42,612.00
NASDAQ: Down (0.55%) 21,766.50
FTSE: Down (0.03%) 8,861.44
In the Headlines:
Canada and the U.S. are fast-tracking high-stakes negotiations on a sweeping economic and security deal that could touch everything from critical minerals to defense supply chains, sources say.
And Barrick has quietly cut its 2025 forecast after pulling the high-yield Mali gold complex, a 14% of expected output, during an escalating export standoff with the Malian government.
Currencies Update: (Futures)
The Canadian dollar gains 0.25% to $0.7350, falls to the Euro by 0.63% to $0.6286 and Bitcoin drops another 2.06% to 145,919.70
Commodities: (Futures)
Natural Gas: Up (2.43%), 3.60
WTI: Down (1.94%), 66.84
Gold: Up (0.77%), 3,379.46
Copper: Down (0.14%) 6.03
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