On a day devoid of economic news, stock markets in Toronto are looking for signal that Friday’s triple-digit was no fluke.
The S&P/TSX composite index moved higher 115.25 points to close the day and the week at 15,339.77
The Canadian dollar picked up 0.22 cents to 82.48 cents U.S. early Monday.
ON BAYSTREET
The TSX Venture Exchange regained 3.43 points Friday to 699.43
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U.S. stock futures are looking solid ahead of the open.
Ahead of the opening bell, futures for the Dow Jones Industrials advanced 66 points, or 0.4%, to 18,000. Futures for the S&P 500 gained 6.25 points, or 0.3%, to 2,107.75, and futures for the NASDAQ took on 14 points, or 0.2%, to 4,481.75.
Shares in McDonald's could be on the move Monday as the fast food giant prepares to unveil a turnaround plan.
Shares in Apple look poised to inch higher at the open. This comes after influential activist investor Carl Icahn continued to act as a cheerleader for the company during a weekend television interview on "Wall Street Week".
Icahn praised the company and said the firm's shares looked undervalued compared to the rest of the market.
Comcast is reporting first-quarter earnings ahead of the open. This comes after the collapse of its $45-billion U.S. takeover bid for Time Warner Cable.
MGM Resorts is also reporting earnings before the bell, along with Tyson Foods.
Denny's will report after the close.
The U.S. government will report monthly factory orders at 10 a.m. ET
European markets are mostly moving higher in early trading. However, the FTSE 100 in London is closed for a long weekend holiday.
Meanwhile, most Asian markets ended with gains.
Oil prices gained 33 cents to $59.48 U.S. a barrel
Gold prices soared $7.20 to $1,181.70 U.S. an ounce.
