
周二,随着油价因中东和平协议希望破灭而反弹,加拿大蓝筹股指期货下跌,投资者同时也密切关注美国中期选举。
东部时间上午5点41分(格林威治时间1041分),S&P/TSX指数12月期货下跌0.4%。
Futures tracking Canada's blue-chip stocks fell on Tuesday as oil prices rebounded on dimming the Middle East peace-deal hopes, while investors also kept an eye on the US midterm elections.
油价上涨近1%,因中东和平协议希望破灭,且美国对伊朗格什姆岛的打击引发了对局势升级和供应中断的担忧。现货黄金下跌1.1%,油价上涨引发通胀担忧,正值美国中期选举于当天晚些时候举行之际。
December futures on the S&P/TSX index were down 0.4% at 5:41 a.m.

美国中期选举投票于周二晚些时候开始,民意调查显示民主党有望赢得众议院控制权,但参议院形势过于胶着难以预测。
加拿大主要股指(.GSPTSE)周一反弹,油价大幅下跌提振了投资者情绪,工业和金属矿业板块领涨,涨幅广泛。
投资者还将解读加拿大央行行长蒂夫·麦克勒姆在众议院财政委员会发表讲话,以寻找经济前景的线索。
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根据LSEG汇编的数据,市场预计加拿大央行在年底前将加息近一次、即25个基点。
在个股消息方面,Topaz Energy(TPZ.TO)报告的第三季度调整后利润好于预期,而Toromont Industries(TIH.TO)的季度营收超出预期。
Fairfax Financial Holdings(FFH.TO)提出的55亿美元收购IDBI Bank(IDBI.NS)的要约,因该银行的估值和印度政府的股份出售流程,面临员工和政党的反对。
Oil rose nearly 1% as hopes for a peace deal in the Middle East dimmed and a US strike on Iran's Qeshm Island fueled fears of escalation and supply disruptions Spot gold eased 1.1% as rising oil prices stoked inflationary concerns, ahead of the US midterm elections later in the day Voting begins in the US midterms later on Tuesday, with opinion polls favouring the Democrats to win the House, though the Senate remains too close to call Canada's main stock index (.GSPTSE) rallied on Monday as a sharp drop in oil prices boosted investor sentiment, with industrial and metal mining shares leading broad-based gains Investors will also parse remarks from Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem before a House of Commons finance committee for clues on the economic outlook Markets are pricing in nearly one 25-basis-point rate hike by the BoC before the year-end, according to data compiled by LSEG Among company news, Topaz Energy (TPZ.TO) reported better-than-expected third-quarter adjusted profit, while Toromont Industries (TIH.TO) beat quarterly revenue estimates Fairfax Financial Holdings' (FFH.TO) proposed $5.5 billion takeover of IDBI Bank (IDBI.NS) is facing opposition from employees and political parties over the lender's valuation and Indian government's stake-sale process