Canada's main stock index opened slightly lower on Thursday, dragged by technology shares, while investors turned cautious ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's three-day Jackson Hole symposium. At 9:31 a.

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(Reuters) -European equities were little changed on Thursday as investors awaited updates from the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole symposium for clues on the path of monetary policy. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was flat as of 0704 GMT, while most major bourses were mixed.

The U.S. dollar inched upward on Thursday, trading just below a one-week high as investors prepared for the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium. By 04:40 ET (08:40 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against six major currencies,