US total rig count for week ending Oct 23: 603 rigs, unchanged from prior 603.

Preliminary Statistics Canada data show retail sales rose 0.7% YoY in September, with growth expected to slow from August's 1.2% increase that was driven by gains across all nine subsectors. Sales by volume also rose 1.2% in August. Economists had warned August's rebound could be temporary after an escalation of US trade tensions. The retail print is the last major data point ahead of next week's BOC policy decision. Overnight swaps traders have pushed the implied probability of a BOC rate hike next week above 80% after several traders and economists flipped to a hawkish stance over the past week.

布倫特原油日內漲超2.00%，現報111.28美元/桶。