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Canadian equity futures ticked higher Thursday as markets took early cues from easing geopolitical tensions, with the Israel-Iran ceasefire showing signs of stability.

Market Numbers (Futures)

TSX : Up ( 0.40%) 26,672.59
TSXV: Up (0.87%) 718.72
DOW:  Up (0.23%) 43,407.00
NASDAQ: Up (0.44%) 22,559.75
FTSE: Up (0.44%) 8,757.00

In the Headlines:

A promotion billed by Ikea as an effort to reduce customers’ “cost-of-living pressures” is not coming to Canada – at least not as initially billed.

And U.S. dollar slumped to its weakest level in three years on reports of possible early Fed leadership changes, while world stocks extended their record-breaking rally amid increasing expectations of rate cuts

Currencies Update: (Futures)

The Canadian dollar on the up by 0.27% to $0.7225 U.S.,  skidding down to the Euro by 0.08% to $0.6240 and Bitcoin leads with another 0.13% to $146,846.02

Commodities: (Futures)

Natural Gas: Up (5.12%), 3.58
WTI:  Up (0.56%), 65.28
Gold: Up (0.06%), 3,334.52
Copper:  Down (0.31%) 6.17

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