India, July 3 -- Canadian are likely to open on a somewhat subdued note on Thursday with the focus on a slew of data from the U.S. and Canada. The volume of business may remain thin as the U.S. market will close early today and remain shut on Friday for Independence Day holiday.

Canadian trade data, U.S. non-farm payroll report & unemployment data, jobless claims data, and reports on U.S. manufacturing and services sector activity will be in focus.

Hut 8 Corp. (HUT.TO), through its joint venture Far North Power Corp. with Macquarie Equipment Finance Ltd., has secured five-year capacity contracts for all four of its Ontario-based natural gas-fired power plants.

The contracts, awarded by the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator ...