TSX futures climb as oil falls, gold advances amid hopes for cooling Iran tensions

Investing.com - Futures linked to Canada's main stock index ticked higher on Monday, as gold prices gained and oil prices fell amid hopes for easing tensions in the Middle East. Still guessing which stocks will beat the market? Our AI portfolio updates monthly and is outperforming the S&P 500 by 118%. See this month's list » By 07:41 ET (11:41 GMT), the S&P/TSX 60 index standard futures contract had risen by 6 points, or 0.3%. The S&P/TSX composite index finished down by 0.5% at 35,788.18 on Friday, sliding to its lowest closing level since October 14. The index dropped 1.1% for the week. Along with movements in gold and oil markets, analysts are awaiting a fresh interest rate decision from the Bank of Canada on Wednesday.