India, June 19 -- Canadian stocks may open on a negative note Friday morning as weak precious metals prices and uncertainty about U.S. and Iran agreeing on a long-term truce are likely to weigh on sentiment.

In economic news, a report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business said Canada's CFIB Business Barometer long-term Index, which tracks 12-month forward expectations for business performance, climbed to 49.6 in June from 46.3 in May.

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