Technology shares lift TSX higher; miners limit gains
TSX up 0.1%
Canada's retail sales fall in May
Technology lead the sectoral gains
Wedbush initiates coverage on Canada Goose with outperform
Updated at 10:15 a.m. ET/ 14:15 GMT
By Nikhil Sharma
July 19 (Reuters) -Canada's resource-heavy stock index edged higher on Friday, led by technology and real estate shares, while losses in precious and base metal miners kept a check on gains.
At 10:15 a.m. ET (1402 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 0.1% at 22,741.24 points.
Meanwhile, Wall Street indexes slipped on Friday, as investors continued selloff of chip and megacaps technology stocks. .N
The information technology .SPTTTK led sectoral gains with a 0.7% rise, as blockchain-farm operator Bitfarms BITF.O gained on rising bitcoin prices, while real estate .GSPTTRE also was among the top performers, up 0.3%.
Leading sectoral losses was the materials sector .GSPTTMT that fell 0.3%, after gold prices slipped against a firm dollar, while copper prices eased on the back of concerns about a weak Chinese economy. GOL/ MET/L
A global tech outage on Friday disrupted operations across industries, from airlines and broadcasting to banking and healthcare.
Meanwhile, Canadian retail sales slipped more than expected to 0.8% in May, data showed on Friday, further boosting calls for an interest rate cut. On the other hand, producer prices remained unchanged in June from May.
Markets are pricing in a 91% likelihood of a 25-basis points rate cut in the next policy meeting on July 24. #BOCWATCH
"I don't think there will be any surprises. Overall inflation does seem to be heading down at this point and labor market has been softening a bit," Graham Priest, investment advisor at BlueShore Financial.
"Most forecasts would indicate a cut and that's what we will be receiving."
Among individual stocks, the luxury parka maker Canada Goose Holdings GOOS.TO shares rose 3% as Wedbush initiated coverage on the stock with an outperform rating.
Reporting by Nikhil Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Shreya Biswas and Vijay Kishore
Latest News
Disclaimer: The XM Group entities provide execution-only service and access to our Online Trading Facility, permitting a person to view and/or use the content available on or via the website, is not intended to change or expand on this, nor does it change or expand on this. Such access and use are always subject to: (i) Terms and Conditions; (ii) Risk Warnings; and (iii) Full Disclaimer. Such content is therefore provided as no more than general information. Particularly, please be aware that the contents of our Online Trading Facility are neither a solicitation, nor an offer to enter any transactions on the financial markets. Trading on any financial market involves a significant level of risk to your capital.
All material published on our Online Trading Facility is intended for educational/informational purposes only, and does not contain – nor should it be considered as containing – financial, investment tax or trading advice and recommendations; or a record of our trading prices; or an offer of, or solicitation for, a transaction in any financial instruments; or unsolicited financial promotions to you.
Any third-party content, as well as content prepared by XM, such as: opinions, news, research, analyses, prices and other information or links to third-party sites contained on this website are provided on an “as-is” basis, as general market commentary, and do not constitute investment advice. To the extent that any content is construed as investment research, you must note and accept that the content was not intended to and has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such, it would be considered as marketing communication under the relevant laws and regulations. Please ensure that you have read and understood our Notification on Non-Independent Investment. Research and Risk Warning concerning the foregoing information, which can be accessed here.
