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Futures of Toronto’s main stock index stayed steady this morning, as investors are timid amid more info about the looming tariffs and the recently announced U.S. retail sales figures

Market Numbers: (Futures)

TSX : Down (0.03%) 25,680.00
TSXV: Up (0.98%) 647.92
DOW:  Down  (0.15%)  44,744.00
NASDAQ: Down (0.04%) 22,104.50
FTSE: Down (0.31%) 8,734.74

In the Headlines:

On Thursday, Trump signed a memorandum on laying out a plan to impose levies on goods from countries with duties on U.S. products and has appointed Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick to lead studies on the appropriate levies for each country.

And Air Canada reported a fourth-quarter loss of $644 million, compared with a profit $184 million in the same quarter last year, as its operating revenue increased.

Currencies Update: (Futures)

The Canadian dollar gained 0.3 cents or 0.26% to 70.49 cents U.S. early Friday.

Dips against the Euro -0.04% to $0.6728

Bitcoin its up  0.92% to $137,015.33

Commodities: (Future)

Natural Gas: Up (4.00%), 3.71
WTI:  Up (0.05%), 71.40
Gold: Up (0.61%), 2,921.444
Copper:  Up (1.52%) 6.10

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