Baystreet.ca - Futures for Canada's main stock index were little changed on Thursday after a rally in the previous session following the Bank of Canada's 25 basis point rate cut, while gains in precious and base metal prices boosted investor sentiment.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index popped 166.84 points to close Wednesday at 22,145.02. The benchmark index, however, remained in the red for the week so far.
The Canadian dollar fell 0.08 cents to 73.11 cents U.S. June futures were down 0.1% Thursday. In company news, bitcoin miner Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT) acquired a 12% stake ownership in rival firm Bitfarms Ltd.
On the economic front, Canadians learned their country’s merchandise exports increased 2.6%, while imports rose 1.1% in April. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $2.0 billion in March to $1.0 billion in April. Later this morning (about 10 a.m. EDT) the IVEY PMI figures for May are set for release.
ON BAYSTREET
The TSX Venture Exchange swooned 10.49 points, or 1.7%, Wednesday to 595.43.
ON WALLSTREET
Stock futures were little changed on Thursday morning after the S&P 500 notched a new record closing high thanks to a rally in artificial intelligence chip darling NvidiaFutures for the Dow Jones Industrials fell 40 points, or 0.1%, to 38,843.
Futures for the S&P 500 inched ahead 2.25 points at 5,368.25.Futures for the NASDAQ Composite gained 37.75 points, or 0.2%, to 19,112. Lululemon jumped 7% as the sportswear manufacturer beat expectations in its fiscal first quarter. Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) sank nearly 15% on lackluster results and guidance.
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) powered those gains surging more than 5% to top a $3 trillion market valuation and surpass Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in value. Earlier this week, the company announced its next generation of AI chips, known as “Rubin.”
Earnings from J.M Smucker are due out Thursday, as are reports on continuing and initial jobless claims.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 took on 0.6% Thursday, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was better by 0.3%. Oil prices picked up 82 cents to $74.89 U.S. a barrel. Gold prices prospered $2.60 to $2,378.10 U.S. an ounce.