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March futures on the S&P/TSX index were down 0.4% at 06:41 a.m.
ET. Still, the TSX is set for its third straight week in
positive territory, eyeing a 1.2% weekly gain.
Oil prices rose after the International Energy Agency said oil
markets were tight but were still heading for weekly losses on
inflation worries and U.S.-Iran which could boost global
supplies. [O/R]
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index ended 0.3%
lower on Thursday. [.TO]
Dow e-minis were down 152 points, or 0.43% at 06:41 a.m. ET,
while S&P 500 e-minis were down 21.75 points, or 0.48% and
Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 102 points, or 0.69%. [.N]
TOP STORIES [TOP/CAN]
Auto parts maker Magna International Inc reported a 13.7% fall
in quarterly revenue on Friday, hammered by semiconductor
shortages that have wreaked havoc on global automobile
production.
Canadian oil companies exported a record amount of crude out of
the U.S. Gulf Coast at the end of 2021, a trend that should
continue in the coming months, as tight international oil
markets are in need of the nation's heavy, sour crude.
Canada will seek to join the United Kingdom, the U.S. and
Australia to be included in consultations as part of the
European Union's dispute with China at the World Trade
Organization over Beijing's alleged trade curbs on Lithuania.
ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS [RCH/CA]
Constellation Software Inc: RBC raises target price to C$2,800
from C$2,700
Definity Financial Corp: RBC raises target price to C$35 from
C$32
Precision Drilling Corp: Atb Capital Markets raises target to
C$98 from C$91
Telus Corp: National Bank of Canada raises target price to C$36
from C$35
COMMODITIES AT 7:00 a.m. ET
Gold futures: $1,826.9; -0.5% [GOL/]
US crude: $90.58; +0.78% [O/R]
Brent crude: $91.99; +0.63% [O/R]
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TSX market report [.TO]
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Reuters global stocks poll for Canada
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($1= C$1.2725)
(Reporting by Anisha Sircar in Bengaluru; Editing by
Ramakrishnan M.)
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