Toronto stocks rise on early rate-cut hopes
Magna down on missing earnings estimates
TC Energy jumps on Q1 profit beat
TSX up 0.5%
Updated at 9:50 a.m. ET
By Shubham Batra
May 3 (Reuters) -Canada's main stock index jumped on Friday, led by gains in healthcare shares, while the slowing U.S. jobs growth in April raised hopes of early interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
At 9:50 a.m. ET (13:50 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 111.11 points, or 0.51%, at 21,934.33. The index is, however, set for weekly losses.
U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in April and annual wage gains cooled, with traders now adding to bets that the Fed will deliver its first interest rate cut this year in September compared with expectations of one cut in December before the data. FEDWATCH
"Today's weaker numbers need to mark the start of a new slower trend for multiple rate cuts to seriously be back on the agenda - but, by then, the new fear could be a slowing economy," said Seema Shah, Chief Global Strategist, Principal Asset Management.
Yields on the 10-year Canadian bond CA10YT=RR were down 8 basis points to 3.653 and the loonie CAD= also lost ground after the U.S. data.
Across the border, Wall Street's main indexes surged with Nasdaq .IXIC rising above 2% after the jobs report, while gains in Apple and Amgen on upbeat corporate updates added support. .N
Back home, shares of Open Text OTEX.TO dropped 18.6% after several brokerages cut the target price on the software firm post its earnings update on Thursday.
Magna International MG.TO was down 3.3% after the auto parts supplier missed analysts' estimates for first-quarter profit and cut its full-year overall sales forecast as it navigates headwinds from supply chain snags.
On the flip side, Trisura Group TSU.TO was the top gainer on the benchmark index, rising 6.7%, after it reported its quarterly insurance revenue above market estimates.
TC Energy TRP.TO was up 3.5% on beating first-quarter profit estimates, as strong energy demand boosted the pipeline operator's transport volumes of oil and gas.
Reporting by Shubham Batra in Bengaluru; Editing by Vijay Kishore
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