MORNING NEWS CALL TOP NEWS • Russia sends mixed signals about oil output deal before OPEC meets Russia is sending mixed signals about its support for extending a deal among oil producers on cutting output less than a week before OPEC meets in Vienna to discuss policy. • Canadian regulator denies request to suspend Omega Securities Canada's biggest securities regulator on Thursday ruled that Omega Securities could continue to run its two alternative trading sys- tems ahead of a hearing on whether it is operating in breach of Ontario provincial law. • U.S. online sales surge, shoppers throng stores on Thanksgiving evening U.S. shoppers had splurged more than $1.52 billion online by Thanksgiving evening, and more bargain hunters turned up at stores this year after two weak holiday seasons as retailers opened their doors early on the eve of Black Friday. • Alcoa Canada, union resume aluminum smelter contract talks Alcoa Corp and the United Steelworkers have agreed to resume contract talks with a government-appointed conciliator, the union said on Thursday, averting a potential strike at the Becancour, Quebec aluminum smelter. • CBS, Dish agree carriage terms; blackout ends CBS and Dish Network resolved a dispute over the fees the satellite TV provider pays to the broadcaster, ending a three-day blackout that affected customers across 26 states. BEFORE THE BELL Stock futures pointed to a higher opening for Canada's main stock index as U.S. oil prices soared to a two-year high with North American markets tightening on the partial closure of the Keystone pipeline. A day after the U.S. Thanksgivings holiday, stock fu- tures in the United States edged higher, with retail shares likely to be in focus as Black Friday kicks off the holiday shopping sea- son. European shares held steady, supported by gains in heavyweight consumer goods companies, while Japan's Nikkei recouped early losses and ended slightly up. A robust growth outlook for Europe pushed the euro higher against the U.S. dollar. Gold dipped on profit booking. STOCKS TO WATCH • Noranda Income Fund (NIF_u). The United Steelworkers said on Thursday it reached a tentative agreement with Noranda Income Fund on a new labor deal for 371 striking workers at a zinc refinery in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec. Zinc output at the plant, oper- ated by a subsidiary of Glencore, had dropped to 50 to 60 percent of normal operating levels during the strike, which began on Feb. 12. Workers, who walked off the job over proposed pension-plan changes, will vote on the agreement on Saturday, the union said. Contract details were not disclosed. COLUMN WTI flips into big backwardation after pipeline spill: Kemp U.S. crude futures prices have swung into substantial backwardation after a spillage on the Keystone pipeline severely reduced crude deliveries from Canada into the U.S. Midwest. ANALYSTS' RECOMMENDATION • Dollarama Inc (DOL). RBC raises price target to C$161 from C$143 to reflect the company's potential for incremental growth and multiple expansion. REUTERS Canada Edition Friday, November 24, 2017
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MORNING NEWS CALL
TOP NEWS
• Russia sends mixed signals about oil output deal before OPEC meets
Russia is sending mixed signals about its support for extending a deal among oil producers on cutting output less than a week before
OPEC meets in Vienna to discuss policy.
• Canadian regulator denies request to suspend Omega Securities
Canada's biggest securities regulator on Thursday ruled that Omega Securities could continue to run its two alternative trading sys-
tems ahead of a hearing on whether it is operating in breach of Ontario provincial law.
• U.S. online sales surge, shoppers throng stores on Thanksgiving evening
U.S. shoppers had splurged more than $1.52 billion online by Thanksgiving evening, and more bargain hunters turned up at stores
this year after two weak holiday seasons as retailers opened their doors early on the eve of Black Friday.
• Alcoa Canada, union resume aluminum smelter contract talks
Alcoa Corp and the United Steelworkers have agreed to resume contract talks with a government-appointed conciliator, the union
said on Thursday, averting a potential strike at the Becancour, Quebec aluminum smelter.
• CBS, Dish agree carriage terms; blackout ends
CBS and Dish Network resolved a dispute over the fees the satellite TV provider pays to the broadcaster, ending a three-day blackout
that affected customers across 26 states.
BEFORE THE BELL
Stock futures pointed to a higher opening for Canada's main stock index as U.S. oil prices soared to a two-year high with North
American markets tightening on the partial closure of the Keystone pipeline. A day after the U.S. Thanksgivings holiday, stock fu-
tures in the United States edged higher, with retail shares likely to be in focus as Black Friday kicks off the holiday shopping sea-
son. European shares held steady, supported by gains in heavyweight consumer goods companies, while Japan's Nikkei recouped
early losses and ended slightly up. A robust growth outlook for Europe pushed the euro higher against the U.S. dollar. Gold dipped
on profit booking.
STOCKS TO WATCH
• Noranda Income Fund (NIF_u). The United Steelworkers said on Thursday it reached a tentative agreement with Noranda Income
Fund on a new labor deal for 371 striking workers at a zinc refinery in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec. Zinc output at the plant, oper-
ated by a subsidiary of Glencore, had dropped to 50 to 60 percent of normal operating levels during the strike, which began on Feb.
12. Workers, who walked off the job over proposed pension-plan changes, will vote on the agreement on Saturday, the union said.
Contract details were not disclosed.
COLUMN
WTI flips into big backwardation after pipeline spill: Kemp
U.S. crude futures prices have swung into substantial backwardation after a spillage on the Keystone pipeline severely reduced crude
deliveries from Canada into the U.S. Midwest.
ANALYSTS' RECOMMENDATION
• Dollarama Inc (DOL). RBC raises price target to C$161 from C$143 to reflect the company's potential for incremental growth and
multiple expansion.
REUTERS Canada Edition Friday, November 24, 2017
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MORNING NEWS CALL - CANADIAN EDITION November 24, 2017
ECONOMIC EVENTS
No economic indicators are scheduled for release.
COMPANIES REPORTING RESULTS
Nov 24:
Valener Inc (VNR). Expected Q4 loss of 9 Canadian cents per share
Nov 27:
Diamond Estates Wines & Spirit Inc (DWS). Expected Q2 earnings of 2 Canadian cents per share
CORPORATE EVENTS
08:30 Avante Logixx Inc (XX). Q2 earnings conference call
13:00 Valener Inc (VNR). Q4 earnings conference call
EXDIVIDENDS
AltaGas Ltd (ALA). Amount C$0.18
Russel Metals Inc (RUS). Amount C$0.38
Utility Corp (UTCc). Amount C$0.11
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp (SLW). Amount $0.09
(All analysts' estimates are according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S)
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MORNING NEWS CALL - CANADIAN EDITION November 24, 2017
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Ural owl (strix uralensis), which is included in Belarus national red data book of endangered birds and animals, rests on a tree branch in Minsk, Belarus November 23. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
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