India, June 10 -- The Canadian dollar climbed against its major counterparts in the New York session on Tuesday, as investors monitored trade talks between the U.S. and China that continued for a second day.

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that talks were going well and sought a breakthrough on export controls.

The S&P 500 added 0.29%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.14% and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.25%.

Oil prices firmed amid hopes of a further de-escalation in trade tensions between the world's two largest economies.

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