July 21 (Reuters) - Futures tracking Canada's benchmark
index edged higher on Monday, rebounding from the previous
session's losses, as investors were optimistic about the
potential for trade deals between the U.S. and its key trading
partners.
Futures on the S&P/TSX index were up 0.2% at
1,629.3 points by 06:39 a.m. ET (1039 GMT).
Canada's main stock index closed lower on Friday, dragged
down by weakness in industrial stocks, as investors reacted to
trade uncertainty following a report that President Donald Trump
was eyeing new tariffs on European Union products.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday he was
confident that Washington could secure a trade deal with the EU,
but August 1 is a hard deadline for tariffs to kick in.
However, traders awaited clarity on U.S.-EU trade talks and
looked for additional trade deals ahead of Trump's August 1
tariff deadline.
Meanwhile, domestic investors will assess the Bank of
Canada's Business Outlook Survey, due later in the day, for
business expectations amid tariff-related uncertainty.
Among commodities, gold prices firmed and copper prices
rose, while oil prices dipped slightly on Monday.
In the U.S., several industrial and tech firms are set to
report their earnings this week, with Alphabet and
Tesla kicking off the results season for the
"Magnificent Seven" stocks.
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