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Toronto futures were flat ahead of the Canadian jobs report due later in the day, while Wall Street futures edged lower with investors awaiting the nonfarm payrolls report to gauge the health of the American economy at a time when the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant sparked fears about a potential hit to recovery
European shares inched up, as investors bought stocks hammered by fears around the Omicron variant
Japan's Nikkei reversed course to end higher, led by travel and leisure shares
The U.S. dollar gained as traders waited to see if U.S. jobs data is strong, while gold prices were set for their third straight weekly loss despite being steady as faster tapering talks weighed
Oil climbed, after OPEC+ said it could review its production hike policy at short notice if oil demand collapsed due to a rising number of lockdowns
STOCKS IN THE NEWS Source: Thomson Reuters Bank of Montreal (BMO):
The bank closed out Canadian bank results season with better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings, as strong growth across all major businesses drove adjusted earnings up 38% from a year earlier, and lifted its dividend 25%
The lender increased its dividend to C$1.33 from C$1.06 in prior quarters, and said it would buy back up to 22.5 million, or 3.5%, of outstanding shares
Net income excluding one-off items rose to C$2.23 billion, or C$3.33 per share, in the three months ended Oct. 31, compared with C$1.61 billion, or C$2.41 per share, a year earlier
Citigroup Inc. (C):
The company has applied for a securities license in China as the New York-based bank eyes a bigger presence in the world's second largest economy, the Wall Street Journal reported
The bank recently submitted its application to the China Securities and Regulatory Commission and is also applying for a futures license in the coming months, the report said, citing a person familiar with the matter
Citigroup intends to hire around 100 people in mainland China in the next two years to support its expansion onshore, the report said
THINGS TO KNOW Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P.
U.S. employers are expected to have added more than 500,000 positions for the second month in a row in November
More Fed officials have echoed the message delivered to Congress by Powell this week, saying they would support scaling back asset purchases at a faster pace
Didi Global Inc. said it plans to delist from the New York Stock Exchange
Shares of the ride-hailing giant jumped more than 14% in premarket trading after the announcement, which is seen as yielding to the demands of Chinese regulators
Markets are not yet back in rally mode, even after lawmakers in Congress secured a deal to avoid a government shutdown this weekend, while fears about the risk from omicron wane and oil rebounds
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce* (CM: $107.15) dentalcorp Holdings Ltd. * (DNTL: $16.63) Freshlocal Solutions Inc.* (LOCL: $0.96) WELL Health Technologies.* (WELL: $5.33)
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MACRO - EVENT SCHEDULE Sources: Bloomberg Finance L.P. US Initial Jobless Claims come in at 222k vs. estimates of 250k
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