TSX futures inched into the black before Thursday’s market open lifted by positive earnings from tech giants Meta (NASDAQ:META) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), as well as hope towards more trade deals meeting US President Trump’s August 1st deadline for reciprocal tariffs, following South Korea’s 15 per cent tariff, down from 25 per cent, finalized on Wednesday.
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Market Numbers (Futures)
TSX: Up (0.07%), 27,389.11.
TSXV: Down (0.96%), 770.13 (from July 30).
DOW: Up (0.15%), 44,736.
NASDAQ: Up (0.48%), 23,776.25.
FTSE: Up (0.65%), 9,179.19.
In the Headlines
US President Trump set new 50 per cent copper tariffs in motion for August 1st that exempt Canadian-made concentrate, anodes and cathodes, a catalyst that is likely to result in upward share-price pressure once the trading day gets underway for top names in the space. According to Natural Resources Canada, the US accounted for 52 per cent of Canadian copper exports in 2023.
In other commodity news, North American natural gas leader TC Energy (TSX:TRP) posted robust Q2 2025 financial results, as highlighted by higher net income year-over-year, as well as a C$100 million increase in expected 2025 EBITDA to between C$10.8-C$11 billion, driven by C$8.5 billion in new capital projects entering into service this year.
Currencies
US: Down (0.09%), US$0.72.
Euro: Down (0.21%), €0.632.
GBP: Up (0.13%), £0.546.
AUD: Down (0.07%), $1.121.
JPY: Up (0.34%), ¥108.30.
Bitcoin: Up (0.51%), US$118,438.30.
(Conversion to C$1)
Commodities
Natural Gas: Up (0.13%), US$3.02.
WTI: Down (0.84%), US$69.70.
Gold: Up (0.91%), US$3,305.68.
Copper: Down (0.2%), US$4.33.
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