June 25 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock
index nudged lower on Wednesday, a day after climbing to record
highs as investors assessed the ceasefire between Iran and
Israel.
Futures on the S&P/TSX index were down 0.1% at
06:20 ET (1020 GMT), mirroring the moves of its Wall Street
peers.
Toronto's commodity-heavy S&P/TSX composite index
climbed to a record high on Tuesday, as investors cheered
cooling of tensions in the Middle East and were reassured by
Canada's inflation data.
Washington's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, said that
talks with Iran were "promising" as Washington aims for a
long-term peace deal.
Oil prices rose more than 1% with markets
watching the stability of the ceasefire. Safe-haven gold
steadied after dropping on Tuesday.
In company news, Parkland Corp ( PKIUF ) shareholders agreed
to a $9.1 billion acquisition by U.S.-based Sunoco ( SUN ),
which will create America's largest independent fuel
distributor.
Convenience stores-operator Alimentation Couche-Tard ( ANCTF )
will report results after markets close on Wednesday.
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