TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose on Friday, helped by gains in energy and base metal stocks as the prices of oil and copper climbed, while U.S. markets were mixed.
“People are quite bullish,” said John Zechner, chairman and lead equity manager at J. Zechner Associates. The inflation print made a September cut look more likely in the U.S., said Zechner, as long as economic data continues to slowly trend downward.
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