📈BEFORE THE BELL 🔔
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BEFORE THE BELL 
🟢Futures tied to Canada's main stock index edged higher, a day after gold miners lifted the TSX to a fresh record high.🟢Wall Street futures held steady after a tech-fueled rally pushed major indexes to record highs for a third straight session. Investors are now eyeing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s upcoming remarks for clues on the economic outlook.
🟢European markets gained, led by wind energy stocks after a favorable U.S. court ruling for Denmark’s Orsted, while tech shares rebounded.
🟢Asian equity markets advanced, led by Taiwan and Korea, while Japan’s Nikkei was closed for a holiday.
🟢 Chinese blue chips steadied after recent liquidity-driven gains faded.
🟢The dollar remained firm against a basket of major currencies.
🟢Gold prices climbed to a fresh record high, bolstered by increased expectations of further U.S. rate cuts.
🟢 Oil prices edged higher after Iraq and Kurdish regional governments reached a preliminary agreement to restart an oil pipeline.
