Bay Street Likely To Open On Mixed Note

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Bay Street Likely To Open On Mixed Note

(RTTNews) - The Canadian market is likely to open on a mixed note Friday morning with investors reacting to earnings updates from major U.S. banks, and a slew of earnings announcements from Canadian companies.

A mixed trend in the commodities market is also likely to render the mood cautious.

Shaw Communications Inc. (SJR.B.TO) reported first-quarter 2023 net income of $168 million, compared with net income of $196 million in the year-ago quarter.

Cogeco Communications Inc (CCA.TO) reported earnings per share of $2.44 for the first quarter of fiscal 2023, up 7.5% from the year-ago quarter.

Cogeco Inc (CGO.TO) announced that its earnings per share on a diluted bases was $2.67 in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. That was up 10.8% from the earnings per share it recorded a year earlier.

Corus Entertainment Inc. (CJR.B.TO) reported net income of $31,387 for the quarter ended November 30, 2022, down 59% from net income of $76,165 it posted in the year-ago quarter.

On the economic front, data on Canadian manufacturing sales for the month of November is due at 8:30 AM ET. Manufacturing sales in Canada increased 2.8% month-over-month in October of 2022, compared to the preliminary estimate of 2% and following an upwardly revised 0.1% increase in the prior month.

Canadian stocks turned in a fine performance on Thursday as data showing a drop in U.S. consumer prices inflation in the month of December raised expectations the Federal Reserve will slow down the pace of its interest rate hikes in the coming months.

The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index ended with a gain of 186.15 points or 0.93% at 20,211.20.

Asian stocks ended higher on Friday as data showing a slowdown in U.S. inflation helped calm worries over the Federal Reserve's rate-hike trajectory.

European stocks are paring some gains after hovering near 9-month higs, with investors digesting mixed economic data from the region.

German economy likely stagnated in the fourth quarter of last year with GDP rising 1.9% over the full-year 2022, official data showed. Meanwhile, the British economy unexpectedly grew in November, with GDP rising 0.1% in the month as food and drink businesses benefited from the FIFA World Cup.

In commodities trading, West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures are up $0.32 or 0.41% at $78.71 a barrel.

Gold futures are gaining $1.50 or 0.1% at $1,900.30 an ounce, while Silver futures are down $0.284 or 1.18% at $23.720 an ounce.

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