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Canada’s main stock index gathered some gains on Tuesday, reaching a new record high—a common occurrence in recent trading. Earlier declines did reflect investor caution ahead of upcoming economic reports that could impact the Bank of Canada’s decision on interest rates later this month.

US markets were in the red, as investors assessed recent trade-related developments at the start of what is typically a weak month for equities. Adding to the uncertainty, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday that most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs are illegal.

TSX28,615.62+51.17TSX
TSXV845.20+15.63TSXV
CSE162.97-3.93CSE
DJIA45,295.81-249.07DJIA
NASDAQ21,455.55-249.61NASDAQ
S&P 5006,415.54-44.72S&P 500

The Canadian dollar traded for 72.56 cents US compared to 72.78 cents US on Friday.

US crude futures traded US$1.55 higher at US$65.56 a barrel, and the Brent contract rose $0.93 to US$69.08 a barrel.

The price of gold was up US$58.19 to US$3,535.80.

In world markets, the Nikkei was up 121.70 points to ¥42,310.49, the Hang Seng was down 120.87 points to HK$25,496.55, the FTSE was down 79.65 points to ₤9,116.69, and the DAX was down 550.00 points to €23,487.33.


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