Market Open

Canadian equity futures were in the green as traders fixate on the August 15 Alaska summit, where Trump and Putin will try to broker an end to the war in Ukraine.

Market Numbers (Futures)

TSX : Up  ( 0.17%) 27,805.87
TSXV: Down (0.23%) 787.22
DOW:  Up (0.28%) 44,401.00
NASDAQ: Up (0.10%) 23,7378.00
FTSE: Up (0.31%) 9,123.93

In the Headlines:

Kia is calling back nearly 10,000 Tellurides and K5s over loose trim that could detach and spark road chaos—owners will get notified by mail as dealers prep free fixes.

And Over 10,000 flight attendants staged synchronized pickets at four major airports on Sunday, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary, upping the ante in contract talks as a strike looms as early as August 16 if no deal lands.

Currencies Update: (Futures)

The Canadian dollar slips 0.25% to US$0.7253, eases off 0.10% against the euro to $0.6234, while Bitcoin rips 1.67% higher, to land at CDN$160,008.08.

Commodities: (Futures)

Natural Gas: Down (1.50%), 2.95
WTI:  Up (0.59%), 64.26
Gold: Down (1.35%), 3,352.76
Copper:  Down (0.50%) 6.00

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