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TSX futures looked on the brighter side before Wednesday’s market open, rising thanks to Royal Bank and National Bank posting a Q3 earnings beat, following momentum from robust earnings from Bank of Montreal and Scotiabank earlier in the week.

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Market Numbers (Futures)

TSX: Up (0.16%), 28,380.336.

TSXV: Up (1.17%), (from August 26).

DOW: Down (0.06%), 45,499.

NASDAQ: Flat (0%), 23,607.50

FTSE: Down (0.19%), 9,260.18.

In the Headlines

Royal Bank reported C$5.4 billion in net income for Q3, a 21 per cent increase year-over-year, driven by lower loan loss provisions and strength in commercial banking and capital markets.

National Bank followed suit, posting C$1.07 billion in net income for the quarter, up from C$1.03 billion year-over-year, with credit-based revenue and synergies from its acquisition of Canadian Western Bank completed in February doing most of the heavy lifting.

Currencies

US: Down (0.09%), US$0.72.

Euro: Up (0.29%), €0.623.

GBP: Up (0.18%), £0.537.

AUD: Up (0.26%), $1.116.

JPY: Up (0.31%), ¥106.93.

Bitcoin: Down (0.57%), US$111,162.60.

(Conversion to C$1)

Commodities

Natural Gas: Up (1.72%), US$2.78.

WTI: Up (0.38%), US$63.48.

Gold: Down (0.38%), US$3,380.

Copper: Down (1.76%), US$4.38.

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