Bay Street stocks edged up at open Friday amid buying in base-metals and energy stocks, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index adding 49.22 points or 0.39 percent to 12,602.70.
The Diversified Materials Index was up over 1 percent, with First Quantum Minerals (FM.TO) gaining 2 percent, Inmet Mining (IMN.TO) and Teck Resources (TCK_B.TO) moved up over 1 percent each.
In the oil patch, Lundin Petroleum (LUP.TO) and Petrobank Energy (PBG.TO) were up around 2 percent each.
Meanwhile, gold stocks were trading lower as bullion prices retreated from recent highs.
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM.TO), Barrick Gold (ABX.TO) and Goldcorp. (G.TO) were down around 2 percent each..
Smartphone maker Research In Motion (RIM.TO) was down 2 percent.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.