Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Futures Dip As Oil Rises Ahead Of Boc Word


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Futures for equities in Canada's largest market fell Wednesday as world events and moves by central banks worked their way into the picture.
The TSX recovered 227.3 points to close Tuesday at 36,171.49
The Canadian dollar eked up 0.04 cents to 71.21 cents U.S.
December futures hesitated 0.1% Wednesday morning. Canada and the United Arab Emirates signed a comprehensive trade deal on Tuesday to deepen trade ties and boost investment, the governments said
Investors are now looking ahead to earnings from Agnico Eagle, Alamos Gold, First Quantum Minerals and Kinross Gold.
In company news, Tamarack Valley raised its 2026 average production forecast in its third quarter results
Trican Well Service' third-quarter profit rose on increased operating activity and improved utilization levels
Experts say the Bank of Canada will likely raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points as a pre-emptive move to stop energy-led inflation from spreading to the rest of the economy, according to money markets and economists.
ON BAYSTREET
The TSX Venture Exchange marched 13.2 points Tuesday to 838.48.
ON WALLSTREET
U.S. equity futures were mixed early Wednesday as investors await earnings reports from mega-cap technology companies and a rate policy decision from the Federal Reserve due Wednesday.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials waned 110 points, or 0.2%, early Wednesday to 52,469.
Futures for the S&P 500 docked nine points, or 0.1%, to 7,767.50
Futures for the NASDAQ Composite gained 105 points, or 0.4%, at 29,922.
U.S. chipmakers moved higher in premarket trade, buoyed by SK Hynix posting record quarterly profit. Micron Technology was up 3.48%, with ARM Holdings advancing 1.84%. Intel rose 1.37%, Marvell added 1.21% and Advanced Micro Devices gained 1.17%.
In Tuesday's regular U.S. trading, the major averages ended the session higher. The NASDAQ Composite rose 1.2% as chip stocks were up, this time powered by an announcement from Broadcom that a group of banks would provide $63 billion in financing to buy the company's chips and networking solutions to be leased to Anthropic, the company behind Claude.
Broadcom rose 4%, while Advanced Micro Devices climbed 5.5% and Micron Technology rose 2.8%.
Stocks were also supported by lower oil prices, which fell following news that Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei met with the nation's top security official Mohsen Rezaei to discuss conditions for ending the war with the U.S.
On Wednesday, though, focus will turn to domestic monetary policy as the Fed wraps up its two-day policy meeting. The central bank is widely predicted to keep interest rates steady at a target rate range of 3.75% to 4%. Policymakers raised rates by a quarter percentage point at their September meeting.
According to CME's FedWatch tool, there's a roughly 92% chance that the Fed maintains the current interest rate, but some expect that Chairman Kevin Warsh will signal that more hikes are coming in future policy meetings. The decision on interest rates will be announced at 2:00 p.m. ET.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 climbed 1.1% Wednesday, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng gained 0.2%.
Oil prices took on $1.64 to $101.54 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices dumped $15.10 to $4,059.50 U.S an ounce.



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