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Canada’s main stock index closed markets heading into the long weekend on a high note. Earlier in the day, President Donald Trump’s announcement of “big progress” in the US-Japan trade talks on Wednesday was top-of-mind. However, market sentiment remained delicate due to ongoing tariff uncertainties.


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Meanwhile, US markets also experienced gains mixed with losses as traders attempted to recoup from the substantial selloff that occurred in the previous session.

TSX24,192.81+86.02TSX
TSXV633.83-5.04TSXV
CSE113.49+1.95CSE
DJIA39,142.23-527.16DJIA
NASDAQ18,258.09+0.45NASDAQ
S&P 5005,282.70+7.00S&P 500

The Canadian dollar traded for 72.23 cents US compared to 72.07 cents US on Wednesday.

US crude futures traded US$1.96 higher at US$64.43 a barrel, and the Brent contract rose US$1.83 to US$67.68 a barrel.

The price of gold was down US$14.21 to US$3,315.13.

In world markets, the Nikkei was up 347.14 points to ¥34,377.60, the Hang Seng was up 338.16 points to HK$21,395.14, the FTSE was up 16.08 points to ₤8,291.68, and the DAX was down 105.16 points to €21,205.86.


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