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TSX futures slipped slightly before Tuesday’s market open, following Monday’s record high, as enthusiasm surrounding the US removal of Nicolas Maduro, president of Venezuela, was tempered by the complexities of his upcoming trial, as well as caution about December jobs reports from Canada and the US slated to hit the wire on Friday.

Market numbers

TSX: Up (1.06%), 32,219.95.

TSXV: Up (2.80%), 1,020.69.

DOW: Down (0.14%), 49,158.

NASDAQ: Up (0.15%), 25,615.

FTSE: Up (0.56%), 10,079.98.

In the headlines

QNX, a division of BlackBerry (TSX:BB), announced milestones with world-leading clients, including BMW and Mercedes Benz, which are in the process of integrating QNX technology into their software-defined vehicles to reinforce safety and better equip them for long-term development.

In other safety news, plasma torch specialist PyroGenesis (TSX:PYR) signed a deal with a US defense contractor to destroy chemical weapons in Syria. The company will provide units of its Plasma Arc Chemical Warfare Agent Destruction System (PACWADS), plus training and after-sales services and support.

Currencies

US: Down (0.04%), US$0.7255.

Euro: Up (0.10%), €0.6199.

GBP: Up (0.13%), £0.5365.

AUD: Down (0.06%), $1.0801.

JPY: Down (0.04%), ¥113.511.

Bitcoin: Down (0.10%), US$93,768.57.

(Conversion to C$1)

Commodities

Natural Gas: Down (1.97%), US$3.392.

WTI: Up (0.09%), US$58.494.

Gold: Up (0.27%), US$4,460.70.

Copper: Up (0.45%), US$6.04.

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