Canada’s leading lender, Royal Bank has reported a strong quarterly result tipping Toronto’s stock index up this morning, while investors see positive momentum with US markets
Market Numbers: (Futures)
TSX : UP (0.40%) 25,429.684
TSXV: Up (2.15%) 629.86
DOW: UP (0.25%) 43,615.00
NASDAQ: Up (0.79%) 21,353.00
FTSE: Up (0.31%) 8,758.71
In the Headlines
Royal Bank of Canada reported a first-quarter profit of $5.13 billion, up from $3.58 billion in the same quarter last year, helped by growth across its business and its acquisition of HSBC Bank
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Currencies Update: (Futures)
The Canadian dollar is down 0.13% to $.6956 U.S., also down 0.05% to $0.6644 against the Euro.
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Commodities: (Future)
Natural Gas: Up (1.71%), 3.93
WTI: Up (0.81%), 69.39
Gold: Down (1.06%), 2,885.66
Copper: Up (0.21%) 6.15
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