Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Seth Wenig
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index eked out a small gain thanks to strength in battery metals, while U.S. markets were down.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 15.42 points at 20,579.91.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 143.22 points at 33,886.47. The S&P 500 index was down 8.58 points at 4,137.64, while the Nasdaq composite was down 42.81 points at 12,123.47.
The Canadian dollar traded for 74.84 cents US compared with 74.86 cents US on Thursday.
The May crude contract was up 36 cents at US$82.52 per barrel and the May natural gas contract was up 11 cents at US$2.11 per mmBTU.
The June gold contract was down US$39.50 at US$2,015.80 an ounce and the May copper contract was down two cents at US$4.11 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 14, 2023.
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