World stocks climbed to record highs on Tuesday as easing tensions over North Korea and signs that Hurricane Irma was causing less damage than feared in the United States boosted risk appetite. MSCI All Country World Index edged up 0.2 per cent, building on Monday's 0.9 per cent gain which was its fourth-biggest so far this year. Currently, the TSX is up 0.13% while the DOW is up 0.27%. EURCAD is up 0.26% trading between 1.4460 and 1.4523. GBPCAD is up 0.93% trading between 1.5936 and 1.6120. JPYCAD is down 0.73% trading between 0.01103 and 0.01108. Gold is down 0.36% trading between $1,322 and $1,329USD/oz., silver is up 0.85 trading between $17.71 and $17.85USD/oz., while oil is up 0.21% trading between $47.74 and $48.43.
VBCE Daily Foreign Exchange Update for Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017
USDCAD spot rate: 1.2150 - 1.2155 (as at 8:18am PST)
Ranges: | Asia: | 1.2081 | to | 1.2125 |
Europe: | 1.2085 | to | 1.2155 | |
North America: | 1.2145 | to | 1.2159 |
Technical Support / Resistance:
S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 |
1.1940 | 1.2060 | 1.2175 | 1.2250 |
Key Economic Data Releases:
- No major data releases
Key Event Calendar:
Date | Canada | U.S.A. |
Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15 | New housing price index | Producer price index, crude oil inventories CPI Retail sales, industrial production, consumer sentiment |
World stocks climbed to record highs on Tuesday as easing tensions over North Korea and signs that Hurricane Irma was causing less damage than feared in the United States boosted risk appetite. MSCI All Country World Index edged up 0.2 per cent, building on Monday's 0.9 per cent gain which was its fourth-biggest so far this year. Currently, the TSX is up 0.13% while the DOW is up 0.27%. EURCAD is up 0.26% trading between 1.4460 and 1.4523. GBPCAD is up 0.93% trading between 1.5936 and 1.6120. JPYCAD is down 0.73% trading between 0.01103 and 0.01108. Gold is down 0.36% trading between $1,322 and $1,329USD/oz., silver is up 0.85 trading between $17.71 and $17.85USD/oz., while oil is up 0.21% trading between $47.74 and $48.43.
Sources: Reuters, Bloomberg, FXStreet, RBC Capital Markets, Bank of Canada, U.S. Federal Reserve, CNBC, Forexlive, CME Group