"Signs of softening in labour markets should increase the odds that the next rate change will (eventually) be a cut," Nathan Janzen, assistant chief economist at Royal Bank of Canada, said in a note. The materials sector , which includes precious and base metals miners and fertilizer companies, gained 2.2% on higher copper prices as the dollar weakened after U.S. jobs data. Restaurant Brands International missed market estimates for quarterly sales on Friday as still-high inflation pressured consumer spending at its Burger King chain, taking the shares down 4.5%.