CANADA STOCKS-TSX rises; investors await progress on trade talks

Reuters
07-10
CANADA STOCKS-TSX rises; investors await progress on trade talks

Updates with morning prices

By Twesha Dikshit and Sukriti Gupta

July 10 - Canada's main stock index edged higher on Thursday as investors assessed latest U.S. tariff threats and awaited signs of progress on trade talks.

The commodity-heavy S&P/TSX .GSPTSE index rose 0.1% at 27,010.05 points.

"The economy is a little bit stronger than many have thought, but I think with all these uncertainties and headwinds of tariffs, etc. it's weakening," said Steve Palmer, president and chief investment officer at AlphaNorth Asset Management.

"The markets are at all-time highs and that doesn't really make much sense to me given the macro factors."

Consumer discretionary .GSPTTCD stocks rose 0.6%, helped by a 1.6% rise in autoparts manufacturer Magna International's MG.TO shares.

Industrial stocks .GSPTTIN gained 0.7% as Air Canada AC.TO rose 4.4%.

Conversely, technology stocks .SPTTTK fell 0.6%. Electronics firm Celestica CLS.TO was down 4.4%, while software company Lightspeed Commerce LSPD.TO declined 2.8%.

Energy .SPTTEN shares lost 0.7%, tracking a fall in oil prices. Baytex Energy BTE.TO was down 1.5%.

Mining .GSPTTMT shares were down 0.3%, with G Mining GMIN.TO and Lundin Gold LUG.TO down more than 2% each.

Canada is finishing up a free trade agreement with Southeast Asian nations in an attempt to expand into new markets.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a new 50% tariff on copper starting August 1 and threatened to slap 50% levies on exports from Brazil. He also issued new tariff letters to seven minor trading partners.

Canada, which aims to reach a trade deal with Washington by July 21, could impose counter-duties on the U.S. if no agreement is reached.

Among individual stocks, uranium producer Energy Fuels EFR.TO jumped 13.3% to the top of the benchmark index.

In company news, Canada Goose's GOOS.TO private equity backer, Bain Capital, is considering a sale of its stake in the luxury brand, Bloomberg News reported.

Investors will also closely assess Friday's Canadian jobs data to gauge how the economy is holding up under tariff-related pressures.

(Reporting by Twesha Dikshit and Sukriti Gupta in Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim Zahid and Shreya Biswas)

((Twesha.Dikshit@thomsonreuters.com))

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