Feb 26 (Reuters) - Futures tracking Canada's main stock index dipped on Thursday as oil prices declined with U.S.-Iran nuclear talks underway in Geneva, while investors also assessed earnings from Nvidia.
March futures on the S&P/TSX composite index fell 0.27%, as of 5:43 a.m. ET.
Iran on Thursday pledged to show flexibility at the nuclear talks with the U.S., which are underway in Geneva. Meanwhile, OPEC+, the coalition of petroleum exporting countries, is likely to consider raising its oil output by 137,000 barrels per day for April as the group prepares for a peak summer demand.
Oil prices declined, with Brent crude futures and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude down 1.5% each.
On Wednesday, AI frontrunner Nvidia (NVDA.O), forecast first-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations, while software firm Salesforce (CRM.N), forecast annual results below estimates.
Nvidia shares were up 1% in premarket trading, while Salesforce shares were down 3.2%.
Silver prices fell more than 2%, while copper prices steadied after reaching a two-week high in the previous session.
Spot gold , however, extended gains as tariff uncertainty kept the demand up for the safe-haven asset.
Toronto's benchmark index (.GSPTSE), reached another record high on Wednesday, as strong results from National Bank of Canada (NA.TO), and Bank of Montreal (BMO.TO), boosted financial stocks.
Among after-the-bell results on Wednesday, specialty label maker CCL Industries' (CCLb.TO), fourth-quarter revenue missed estimates.
Design and consulting firm Stantec (STN.TO), reported quarterly profit above estimates.
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Reporting by Utkarsh Tushar Hathi; Editing by Sahal Muhammed
