(Updates at market close)
* TSX ends up 0.5% at 35,369.10
* For the week, the index adds 0.3%
* Financials rise 0.8%, with Onex ( ONEXF ) up 3.1%
* Mullen Group ( MLLGF ) ends 7.2% higher
By Fergal Smith
TORONTO, July 24 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose
on Friday as financial and industrial shares notched gains,
while investors assessed the economic impact of the latest U.S.
tariffs.
The S&P/TSX Composite index ended up 176.44
points, or 0.5%, at 35,369.10 but stopped short of the record
closing high it posted on Wednesday. For the week, the index was
up 0.3%.
* The United States imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on
goods from 60 trading partners, including the European Union and
China. On Monday, the U.S. unveiled 50% tariffs on a wide range
of imports from Canada, which are set to take effect on August
19.
* "For the most part, markets have long since become inured
to the trade wars and mostly shrugged off the latest tariff
news," Douglas Porter, chief economist at BMO Capital Markets,
said in a note. "However, the series of announcements and
threats served as a rather loud reminder that trade will act as
a drag on growth for some time yet, particularly so in Canada."
* Canada sends about 70% of its exports to the United
States, including oil.
* U.S. crude futures settled 3.1% lower at $89.31 a
barrel after sources said China had initiated a push to resume
stalled peace talks between the U.S. and Iran.
* Still, oil notched a hefty weekly gain, which has raised
the inflation outlook as well as expectations for Federal
Reserve interest rate hikes. The U.S. central bank is due to
make a policy decision on Wednesday.
* Heavily weighted financials rose 0.8%, with shares of
investment management company Onex ( ONEXF ) adding 3.1%.
* Industrials were up 0.6%, led by trucking firm
Mullen Group ( MLLGF ), which ended 7.2% higher.
* The interest-rate-sensitive real estate sector
advanced 1.7% as bond yields fell.
* Energy capped the TSX's gains, falling 0.8%.