Canadian Stocks Advance As Investors Parse BoC Monetary Policy Amid U.S.-Iran War

Canadian stocks edged higher amid a deepening Strait of Hormuz/U.S.-Iran crisis, while investors digested the Bank of Canada’s decision to hold its policy rate at 2.25%. The backdrop remains cautious given the geopolitical risk, even as the central bank decision reduced near-term rate uncertainty.

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Canadian stocks edged higher amid a deepening Strait of Hormuz/U.S.-Iran crisis, while investors digested the Bank of Canada’s decision to hold its policy rate at 2.25%. The backdrop remains cautious given the geopolitical risk, even as the central bank decision reduced near-term rate uncertainty.