Commodity prices save the day after yesterday’s closing session, tipping Canada’s main stock index to the sky this morning

Market Numbers (Futures)

TSX : Up (1.00%) 24,248.94
TSXV: Down (0.46%) 630.92
DOW:  Up (0.76%) 38,622.00
NASDAQ: Up (0.70%) 18,064.00
FTSE: Up (0.048%) 8,279.64

In the Headlines:

Stocks plummeted at close yesterday as President Donald Trump ramped up his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, raising questions about the central bank’s independence, while traders received little signs of progress on global trade talks.

And Prime Minister Mark Carney’s campaign platform plans released on Saturday include tax cuts and new spending on infrastructure and defense, as he pledges a new economic order that is less reliant on the U.S.

Currencies Update: (Futures)

The loonie is down 0.01% to $0.7221 U.S.,  stepping up 0.16% to $0.6292 against the Euro, and Bitcoin tacks on 1.89% to $122,692.16

Commodities: (Futures)

Natural Gas: Up (1.11%), 3.05
WTI:  Down (0.26%), 63.25
Gold: Up (0.87%), 3,454.48
Copper:  Up (1.60%) 5.78

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