Futures linked to Canada's resource-heavy main stock index rose marginally on Wednesday, lifted by strengthening metals and oil prices.
The TSX Composite ended Tuesday trading at 30,351.72, down 180.16 points.
December futures were up 0.2% Wednesday.
Gold continued its ascent, shattering the $4,000-per-ounce threshold for the first time, as investors piled into the safe haven to seek cover from mounting geopolitical uncertainty.
Meanwhile, copper prices inched upward as market participants remained concerned about potential supply disruptions.
Market attention was also fixed on Tuesday's meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney.
During the talks, Trump offered assurances of fair treatment regarding painful U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods, though he appeared less committed to the trilateral trade agreement that includes Mexico.
Carney made his second White House visit in just five months, as he is under mounting pressure to address U.S. tariffs affecting Canadian steel, automotive and other industries.
On the corporate front, Lithium Americas saw its U.S.-listed shares climb 5% following news that the U.S. Department of Energy had agreed to defer a $184 million debt service obligation.
ON BAYSTREET
The TSX Venture Exchange edged up 1.38 points Tuesday to 991.36.
ON WALLSTREET
U.S. stock futures rose slightly Wednesday, after the S&P 500 capped a seven-day win streak because of a drop in Oracle that called to question the sustainability of the artificial intelligence trade. The government shutdown is also in its second week.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials gained 117 points, or 0.3%, to 46,969.
Futures for the much broader gathered 13.75 points, or 0.2%, to 6,775.25
Futures for the NASDAQ barreled ahead 62.5 points, or 0.3%, to 25,101.75.
Wall Street is coming off a losing session for the major averages. The Dow fell 91.99 points, or 0.2%. The broad market index pulled back 0.4%, while the NASDAQ slid 0.7%.
Those moves came after The Information reported Oracle’s margins from its cloud business are weaker than analysts are currently forecasting, and that the enterprise software company is losing money on some of its deals to rent out Nvidia’s chips. Oracle shares lost 2.5% as a result.
Wall Street will also be awaiting the latest Federal Reserve minutes on Wednesday, which could give investors insight into the makeup of the Fed following a highly divisive September meeting.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 forfeited 0.5% Wednesday, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng sank 0.5%.
Oil prices hiked 86 cents to $62.59 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices shot higher $52.40 to $4,056.80 U.S. per ounce.
