Bay Street stocks edged up at open Friday amid marginal buying across a variety of sectors, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index adding 32.35 points or 0.28 percent to 11,498.77.
The Diversified Materials Index rose nearly 1 percent, with First Quantum Minerals (FM.TO) and Teck Resources (TCK_B.TO) adding around 1 percent each.
In the oil patch, Encana Corp. (ECA.TO), Ecopetrol SA (ECP.TO) and Cenovus Energy (CVE.TO) rose over 1 percent each.
Bombardier Inc. (BBD_A.TO) moved up 3 percent after it's rail systems division, Bombardier Transportation signed a $631 million contract with the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. (VRX.TO) edged up after it said it would acquire OraPharma, a specialty oral health company.
Meanwhile, gold stocks were trading marginally lower, with Allied Nevada Gold (ANV.TO), Goldcorp. (G.TO) and Royal Gold (RGL.TO) slipping around 1 percent each.
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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.