Stock futures pointed to a higher opening for Canada's main stock index on Monday
The S&P/TSX composite index gained 127.45 points to close the day and the week at 14,690.83, with futures up 0.4%.
The Canadian dollar added 0.11 cents to 88.41 cents U.S. early Monday.
The central banks of China and Canada have agreed to a currency swap worth 200 billion yuan or $30 billion, according to a Canadian government statement issued at a meeting of Asia-Pacific nations on Saturday.
Fuel cell maker Hydrogenics Corp's third-quarter loss more than doubled, hurt by increased expenses and a weaker Canadian dollar.
China Express Airlines has placed a firm order for 16 CRJ900 NextGen regional jets from Bombardier Inc, the Canadian firm said in a statement late on Sunday.
Canaccord Genuity raised the rating on AuRico Gold to buy from hold
Economically speaking, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp reported the seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts declined to 183,604 units last month from a revised 197,355 units in September.
ON BAYSTREET
The TSX Venture Exchange hiked 18.72 points Friday to 770.26.
ON WALLSTREET
U.S. stock futures are inching up, and if the positive sentiment continues we'll probably see new record highs today.
Ahead of the opening bell, futures for the Dow Jones Industrials nosed up 23 points, or 0.1%, to 17,524. Futures for the S&P 500 added 3.25 points, or 0.2%, to 2,029.25, and futures for the NASDAQ gained 11.75 points, or 0.3%, to 4,162.50.
A number of companies will be reporting quarterly results Monday. Sotheby's is among the big names reporting before the opening bell.
European markets were all rising in early trading. Asian markets ended with mixed results.
Oil prices tacked on 98 cents to $79.63 U.S. a barrel
Gold prices dipped $3.50 to $1,166.30 U.S. an ounce.
