Market Open

Canada’s main index futures edged down Wednesday, cooling off after Tuesday’s record-breaking rally as markets weighed the impact of the Iran-Israel ceasefire.

Market Numbers (Futures)

TSX :Down ( 0.10%) 26,718.52
TSXV: Up (0.26%) 712.52
DOW:  Up (0.02%) 43,431.00
NASDAQ: Up (0.31%) 22,482.75
FTSE: Up (0.025%) 8,761.20

In the Headlines:

Breaking news: Prime Minister Mark Carney is pledging to ramp up defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, marking its most aggressive NATO commitment yet in a move that could reshape federal budget priorities.

And U.S. exchanges are in early talks with the SEC to roll back listing rules in a bid to revive the shrinking pool of public companies

Currencies Update: (Futures)

The Canadian dollar is down 0.04% to $0.7278 U.S.,  on the rise to the Euro by 0.02% to $0.6476 and Bitcoin grabs a quick 1.84% to 147,091.23

Commodities: (Futures)

Natural Gas: Up (2.53%), 3.63
WTI:  Up (0.54%), 64.73
Gold: Up (0.12%), 3,328.39
Copper:  Down (0.01%) 6.21

To stay up-to-date on all of your market news head to stockhouse.com

Join the discussion: Find out what everybody’s saying check out the rest of Stockhouse’s stock forums and message boards.

The material provided in this article is for information only and should not be treated as investment advice. For full disclaimer information, please click here

More From The Market Online

AI in Canada: 5 defining trends

A pair of new studies from IBM (NYSE:IBM) show that businesses in Canada are taking confident strides into an AI-powered future.

@ the Bell: TSX jumpstarts the week

Canada’s main stock index regained some ground lost before the weekend on Monday, thanks to a...

Neurothera cannabinoid tech disarms antibiotic resistance

Neurothera Labs now holds a US patent for combining antimicrobials and cannabinoids to boost antibiotics against resistant bacterial strains.

Market Open: Eldorado–Foran Deal, Devon–Coterra Mega‑Merger | Feb 2nd

Markets slide as TSX and TSXV tumble on a broad commodities selloff. Eldorado moves to buy Foran Mining, while Devon and Coterra announce a…