S&P/TSX composite edges higher, adding to record while U.S. markets lose ground

Canada’s main stock index finished narrowly positive to add to its all-time highs, helped by gains in the utilities and industrial sectors.

The U.S. stock market is drifting near its all-time high, while oil prices rise on uncertainty about when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and get the global flow of crude going again

Asia stocks gain, oil up amid Gulf confusion  reuters.com

SYDNEY, Aug 10 : Asian share markets tracked Wall Street higher on Monday after a soft U.S. jobs report pared the risk of a near-term rise in borrowing costs, though a lack of progress in Gulf peace talks saw oil prices creep higher.Iran said on Sunday that a deal with Oman defining new shipping lanes in the Strait of

This week, Dalal Street will closely observe global geopolitical shifts and local economic data. Investors will pay attention to fluctuations in crude oil prices and news from the Strait of Hormuz. In addition, important domestic inflation figures and updates on foreign exchange reserves are on the horizon. The Q1 FY27