国产诱惑福利

Gold prices helped to drive higher the basic materials sector, which includes mining companies. The August gold contract was up US$61.60 at US$4,187.30 an ounce.

鈥淭he catalyst for gold prices came in yesterday when we saw a weaker jobs number out of the U.S.,鈥� said Allan Small, senior investment adviser at iA Private Wealth. 聽

A report on Thursday showed U.S. employers added 57,000 jobs to their payrolls last month. That鈥檚 growth, which is good for the U.S. economy, but it was also short of the 100,000 jobs economists expected and a slowdown from May鈥檚 hiring pace.

The weaker-than-expected result could keep pressure off inflation, which has been accelerating worldwide because of jumps in oil prices caused by the war with Iran. And now that oil prices are back below where they were before the war, if inflation slows in upcoming months, the U.S. Federal Reserve may feel less need to raise interest rates several times this year.

The TSX energy sector also gained ground Friday amid a slight increase in oil prices. The August crude oil contract was up nine cents US at US$68.78 per barrel.

Small said that talks between the U.S. and Iran appear to be on hold as Iran prepares for the daylong funeral of its Supreme Leader that was killed in the war.聽

鈥淭here are also some rumblings that Iran is acting tough again, saying that any tankers or ships coming through the Strait have to go through their approved routes through the Strait. There's also rumblings that they're charging tolls, the U.S. is saying that鈥檚 not true,鈥� he said.聽

Iran鈥檚 joint military command warned Thursday that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face a 鈥渇orceful response,鈥� ratcheting up tensions again over a waterway crucial for international energy supplies.

Going forward, Small said there are questions about what factors can drive the stock market higher.聽

鈥淲e've seen such a bull market when it comes to technology (and) AI,鈥� he said.聽

鈥淗ow much further can this run? And I think that is an underlying fear for this market in general, for the global market. How long can these memory chip companies continue to show just massive profits and results?鈥澛�

The Canadian dollar traded for 70.42 cents US compared with 70.52 cents US on Thursday.

The commodities prices are snapshots only as there are no settle prices on U.S. holidays.

This report by 国产诱惑福利 was first published July 3, 2026.

鈥� With files from The Associated Press

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