Canada’s top stock index slid hard on Friday after US–Iran talks meant to ease tensions in the Middle East were abandoned. This added fresh uncertainty at the close of a volatile week that had seen the TSX hit a new high. Earlier in the week, hopes for a peace agreement—and for the gradual reopening of Iran’s Strait of Hormuz, a crucial route for global energy supplies—had bolstered investor risk appetite.
US markets were closed for Juneteenth.
| TSX | 34,857.34 | -14.68 |  |
| TSXV | 954.71 | -8.18 | |
| CSE | 173.36 | -1.23 | |
| DJIA | 51,492.55 | 00.00 |  |
| NASDAQ | 26,021.66 | 00.00 | |
| S&P 500 | 7,420.10 | 00.00 | |
The Canadian dollar traded for 70.55 cents US compared to 70.71 cents US on Thursday.
US crude futures traded $0.76 higher at US$76.61 a barrel, and the Brent contract rose $0.76 to US$80.61 a barrel.
The price of gold was down US$69.55 to US$4,156.76.
In world markets, the Nikkei was up 196.57 points to ¥71,250.06, the Hang Seng remained HK$23,924.81, the FTSE was down 36.43 points to ₤10,363.27, and the DAX was down 40.98 points to €24,985.82.
