Canada's main stock index rose on Monday after three consecutive sessions of losses, as investors assessed fragile U.S.-Iran peace talks and a hot domestic inflation report.
The TSX Composite Index gained 173.63 points to reach noon EDT Monday at 35,067.10.
The Canadian dollar inched up 0.07 cents to 70.62 cents U.S.
Gold miners Lundin Gold gained $2.33, or 3%, to $80.82, Alamos Gold added $1.98, or 4.7% to $43.90, and G Mining Ventures rose nine cents to $41.27 as bullion prices rebounded from a more than one-week low after Iran reported progress in peace talks with the United States.
On the economic calendar, Statistics Canada reports its consumer price index increased 3.2% year over year in May, up from an increase of 2.8% in April. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.5% in May.
ON BAYSTREET
The TSX Venture Exchange took on 8.69 points Monday to 946.02.
Seven of the 12 TSX subgroups were lower by midday, with health-care ailing 1.1%, while telecoms and information technology each sliding 0.8% each,
The five gainers were led by materials, surging 1.1%, while utilities and financials each grabbed 0.7%.
ON WALLSTREET
The S&P 500 fell on Monday, weighed down by declines in technology stocks and SpaceX.
Wall Street also assessed the latest developments in the Iran war negotiations and awaited the release of inflation data closely watched by the Federal Reserve.
The Dow Jones Industrials gained 151.38 points to 51,716.08.
The much broader index shed 22.41 points to 7,478.17.
The NASDAQ plummeted 260.2 points, or 1%, to 26,257.73.
Brent oil futures turned negative on Monday after mediators Qatar and Pakistan said that U.S. and Iranian officials had agreed on a roadmap to reach a final deal within 60 days. Oil prices later traded around session lows after the Treasury Department authorized the sale of Iranian oil for 60 days.
Major tech names pulled the market into negative territory. Shares of Alphabet dropped 6%, spurred by concerns around artificial intelligence talent departures. Amazon and Meta Platforms lost 4% and 3%, respectively. Microsoft shares also declined 2%.
SpaceX was another laggard. The stock fell 8%, putting it on pace for its third straight daily decline.
However, Micron Technology was one of the outperformers, rising 4%. The move comes ahead of the chipmaker’s quarterly report, due Wednesday after the bell. Fellow chipmakers also saw gains, with Advanced Micro Devices moving up 1% and Intel adding 3%.
A key test for the market this week will be the release on Thursday of May’s reading on the personal consumption expenditures price index, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge. Even excluding volatile food and energy prices, core PCE is expected to increase from April.
Prices for the 10-year Treasury sagged, raising yields to 4.50% from Thursday’s 4.45%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices sank $2.03 to $74.57 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices dropped $38.20 to $4,207.70. U.S. an ounce.
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