Canada's Prime Minister Carney will visit Ankara and Istanbul Oct. 21-23, the Prime Minister's Office said.

The U.S. and nine countries from North, Central and South America issued a State Department-backed joint statement condemning Iran and its 'terrorist proxies' for 'terrorist acts and other malign influence operations' in the Western Hemisphere. The statement, supported by Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago, was released after a Countering Transnational Terrorism Forum in Paraguay. Delegates accused Iran and its proxies of plotting lethal attacks, illicit fundraising, political interference and other actions intended to support terrorist networks, coerce opponents, undermine law enforcement and harm regional security. They said Iran and its proxies 'must immediately stop these actions' and pledged to take further measures and strengthen coordination and cooperation to address the threat.

Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D opened 1.37% higher at 906.8 yuan/gram on Oct. 6 (Tuesday); silver T+D opened 0.67% higher at 14,890 yuan/kg.