TSX Stays Green on Energy Boost

Canada's main stock index rose on Tuesday as rising oil prices boosted the energy sector, while investors awaited key developments from the second day of the U.S.-China trade negotiations.The TSX Composite Index added 22.19 points, to reach noon EDT Tuesday at 26,379.99. The Canadian dollar stepped forward 0.10 cents to 73.09 cents U.S. ON BAYSTREET The TSX Venture Exchange sank 11.9 points, or 1.6%, to 714. Eight of the 12 TSX subgroups were ahead, with energy soaring 2.1%, consumer staples, better by 1.5%, and consumer discretionary stocks better by 1.2%. The four laggards were weighed most by gold, dulling in price 1.6%, ON WALLSTREET Stocks edged higher Tuesday as investors waited for more insight on trade discussions between the U.S. and China.The Dow Jones Industrials gathered 39.9 points to 42,801.60.The S&P 500 index added 18.48 points to 6,024.36. The NASDAQ Composite headed higher 59.13 points to 19,650.36.Talks between U.S. and Chinese officials in London are continuing for the second day. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Tuesday that the discussions are “going well, and we’re spending lots of time together” and that he expects the talks to continue all day.Traders are monitoring the discussions for signs of a deal that doesn’t involve the countries enforcing lofty tariffs on one another. Both nations agreed last month to temporarily slash their duties, which was seen as a major breakthrough in trade negotiations after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his plan for broad and steep levies on imports.OpenAI will add Alphabet’s Google cloud service in a deal that was finalized in May, sources told Reuters. Under the deal, Google’s cloud unit will supply additional computing capacity for OpenAI’s existing infrastructure for training and running its AI models.Google shares gained $3.37, or 1.9%, to $181.00. Tesla stock could come under pressure due to poor fundamentals, according to Wells Fargo. Tesla shares galloped $10.60, or 3.3%, to $318.64. Prices for the 10-year Treasury gained slightly, lowering yields to 4.47% from Monday’s 4.49%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions. Oil prices advanced 47 cents to $65.76 U.S. a barrel. Gold prices lost $7.30 to $3,347.60 U.S. an ounce.