India, July 23 -- The Canadian market hit a fresh record high Wednesday morning, and amid selective buying, remains in positive territory around noon, thanks to rising optimism about several nations striking trade deals with the U.S. before the August 1 deadline.
Prospects of trade deals between U.S. and several countries have increased after U.S. President Donald Trump announced trade deals with Japan and the Philippines.
The "largest ever" U.S. trade deal with Japan features a 15 percent tariff on Japanese exports and includes a commitment from Tokyo to invest $550 billion in the United States and open its markets for American vehicles, rice, and other agricultural goods.
Energy, technology and financials stocks are finding fairly good...