Markets were mostly steady to higher today as oil prices eased and a reprieve on the energy front helped calm both stocks and bonds. The TSX was flat while the TSX Venture Index gained 0.22%; the Dow rose 0.50% and the Nasdaq added 0.53%, while the FTSE 100 slipped 0.21%.
Oil fell 1.32% as markets looked to a potential Iran truce, though traders remain wary of further attacks on oil facilities. Tech stocks got an additional lift following a dinner between tech titans, President Trump, and China’s Xi Jinping, while natural gas jumped 5.76%. Gold edged up 0.08% and copper dipped 0.30%, while Bitcoin slipped 0.45% to just under C$119,000, and the British pound neared long-term support near $1.3180 as Treasury yields continued to climb.
Market numbers
TSX: Flat (+0.00%) 35,704.69
TSXV: Up (+0.22%) 915.92
DOW: Up (+0.50%) 51,558.8
NASDAQ: Up (+0.53%) 30,612.7
FTSE 100: Down (-0.21%) 10,689.62
In the headlines
- Akamai surges 21% on $11.6 billion Anthropic cloud deal: Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM), the cloud computing and content delivery network company, jumped after striking an $11.6 billion deal with Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind Claude. The agreement marks a major infrastructure win for Akamai as demand for AI-related cloud capacity continues to surge.
- Volkswagen recalls 2.86 million VW and Audi vehicles over steering issue: Volkswagen (ETR:VOW3), the German automaker, announced a recall of 2.86 million VW and Audi models over a potential steering problem. The large-scale recall underscores the reputational and financial risks automakers face from safety-related defects.
Currencies
USD: Up (+0.03%) $0.7069
GBP: Down (-0.32%) $0.5332
EUR: Down (-0.21%) $0.62033
JPY: Down (-1.15%) ¥111.075
AUD: Down (-0.22%) $1.0061
Bitcoin (BTC/CAD): Down (-0.45%) 118,791.0
(Conversion to C$1)
Commodities
Copper: Down (-0.30%) 6.78234
Gold: Up (+0.08%) 4,277.14
WTI: Down (-1.32%) 89.50
Natural Gas: Up (+5.76%) 3.196
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