Canada's TSX post longest daily winning streak in 13 months
TSX ends up 1.2% at 23,032.72
Posts sixth straight day of gains
Tech sector adds 2.7%
Energy adds 1.7%; oil settles 1.5% higher
Updates at market close
By Nikhil Sharma and Fergal Smith
Aug 15 (Reuters) -Canada's main stock index rose for a sixth straight day on Thursday, with resource and technology stocks leading a broad-based rally as U.S. economic data bolstered hopes of a soft landing for the economy.
The S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE ended up 272.71 points, or 1.2%, at 23,032.72, stopping just short of its record closing high on July 31. The daily winning streak was the longest since July 2023.
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits dropped to a one month-low last week and retail sales jumped 1.0% in July, which was the largest increase since January 2023.
The data indicates that "we still have resilient economic growth," said Angelo Kourkafas, a senior investment strategist at Edward Jones. "And when you combine that with moderating inflation, that is the recipe for a soft landing."
The latest U.S. consumer price index data, released on Wednesday, showed the annual increase in inflation slowing to below 3% for the first time since early 2021.
All 10 major sectors moved higher, including a gain of 2.7% for technology as shares of Celestica Inc CLS.TO and Shopify Inc SHOP.TO climbed.
Energy added 1.7% as U.S. crude oil futures CLc1 settled 1.5% higher at $78.16 a barrel.
Gold XAU= and copper HGc1 prices also rose, which helped lift the materials group .GSPTTMT. It ended up 1.6%.
Canadian Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon has rejected a request by Canadian National Railway Co CNR.TO to initiate binding arbitration in a labor dispute with the Teamsters union, a spokesman for the minister said.
Still, shares of CN Rail CNR.TO and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd CP.TO both ended up 1.9%.
Reporting by Fergal Smith in Toronto and Nikhil Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Shreya Biswas
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