TSX Ends Marginally Down

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(RTTNews) - The Canadian market ended marginally down on Friday after moving in a very narrow range below the flat line, as investors remained reluctant to pick up stocks amid a lack of significant triggers.

The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index ended down by 26.49 points or 0.12% at 21,554.86. The index moved between 21,499.57 and 21,586.39. The index recorded a loss of 0.39% for the week, declining for a fifth straight week.

Energy and materials stocks fell on weak commodity prices. The Energy Capped Index and the Materials Capped Index dropped by 1.38% and 1.32%, respectively.

Technology stocks were in demand. The Information Technology Capped Index climbed 1.06%. A few stocks from consumer staples sector moved up as well.

Prairiesky Royalty (PSK.TO) ended down 4.7%. Aritzia Inc (ATZ.TO), Tourmaline Oil Corp (TOU.TO), TerraVest Industries (TVK.TO), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM.TO) and Precision Drilling Corporation (PD.TO) lost 1.4 to 3.2%.

Quebecor Inc (QBR.TO) soared 9.3%. ATCO Ltd (ACO.Y.TO) gained 5%, and Bombardier Inc (BBD.B.TO) climbed 4%. Shopify Inc (SHOP.TO), Stantec Inc (STN.TO, Constellation Software (CSU.TO), Onex Corporation (ONEX.TO), WSP Global (WSP.TO), Intact Financial Corporation (IFC.TO), FirstService Corporation (FSV.TO) and Dollarama Inc (DOL.TO) advanced 1 to 2%.

On the economic front, data from Statistics Canada said retail sales in Canada are projected to have dropped by 0.6% in May, according to a flash estimate.

The data showed retail sales increased 0.7% in April, following a downwardly revised 0.8% fall in March.

Another data from Statistics Canada said producer prices in Canada increased 1.8% in May over the same month in the previous year.

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Asian Markets Mixed Amid Cautious Trades

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Japanese Market Significantly Higher

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Losing Streak May Continue For Indonesia Stock Market

The Indonesia stock market has moved lower in two straight sessions, shedding almost 100 points or 1.4 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just beneath the 7,480-point plateau and it may take further damage again on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is flat to lower ahead of the U.S. presidential election and the Federal Reserve rate decision this week. The European and U.S. markets were down and the Asian bourses are tipped to open in similar fashion. The JCI finished modestly lower on Monday following losses from the cement companies, gains from the food sector and mixed performances from the financial and resource shares. For the day, the index sank 25.75 points or 0.34 percent to finish at 7,479.50 after trading between 7,415.81 and 7,529.70. Among the actives, Bank CIMB Niaga jumped 1.64 percent, while Bank Mandiri collected 1.50 percent, Bank Danamon Indonesia rose 0.40 percent, Bank Negara Indonesia spiked 1.92 percent, Bank Central Asia shed 0.48 percent, Bank Rakyat Indonesia added 0.43 percent, Bank Maybank Indonesia tumbled 1.75 percent, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison dropped 0.82 percent, Indocement plunged 4.51 percent, Semen Indonesia plummeted 5.25 percent, Indofood Sukses Makmur rallied 2.05 percent, United Tractors gained 0.37 percent, Astra International advanced 0.99 percent, Energi Mega Persada surrendered 2.86 percent, Astra Agro Lestari sank 0.74 percent, Aneka Tambang improved 0.33 percent, Jasa Marga slumped 1.67 percent, Vale Indonesia declined 0.79 percent, Timah skyrocketed 7.91 percent and Bumi Resources was unchanged.

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Australian Market Notably Lower

Reversing the gains in the previous session, the Australian stock market is trading notably lower on Tuesday, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is falling to stay above the 8,100 level, with weakness across most sectors led by technology and financial stocks.

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