Equities in Canada's largest market, TSX, opened higher on Wednesday driven by gains in real estate shares as investors kept an eye on trade and tariff updates.
Nissan halted production of three models in Canada due to the mutual tariffs imposed by the U.S. and Canada on auto exports.
Asset manager Blackstone and U.S. equity funds are reportedly in talks to buy H&R assets, with an activist investor urging the real estate investment trust to sell.
Stocks on Wall Street rose, with tech leading the gains, as Nvidia became the first company to reach a market capitalization of $4 trillion, while investors monitored tariff updates and awaited the Federal Open Market Committee's minutes release.