# Futures Start Thursday Positive

> Canadian and US equity futures rose after Democrats won control of Congress in the US midterms, with oil prices sharply lower. The TSX gained 2.3% the prior session, and the Canadian dollar traded at 71.60 US cents. Nutrien missed third-quarter profit estimates due to surging sulfur input costs.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T18:08:51.061Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82107-futures-start-thursday-positive
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

The sharp fall in crude oil reduces biofuel and freight cost pressure, while Nutrien's sulfur-driven miss signals tighter phosphate fertilizer costs that feed through to livestock and feed producers' input budgets.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- WTI: bearish ▼

## Sources

- ca.finance.yahoo.com: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/futures-start-thursday-positive-125600733.html

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