TORONTO, Ont. — We’ll get fresh data on the state of the labour market when Statistics Canada releases its labour force survey for September. Economists expect theGlobal stocks gained with United States index futures as traders prepared for a U.S. payrolls report that could potentially ease pressure on the United States Federal Reserve to raise interest rates again.
Insurers led gains in Europe’s Stoxx 600 index, after Aviva PLC was cited in a newspaper as a target for potential bidders. Prudential, Legal & General Group and Phoenix also rose. U.S. equity futures ticked higher after the S&P 500 fell 0.1 per cent Thursday and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 slipped 0.4 per cent. Tesla Inc. slipped in premarket trading as the electric-vehicle maker cut prices on its most popular cars in the U.S.
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