A Canadian flag flies in the Bay Street financial district in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
TORONTO – Strength in base metals and battery metals stocks helped Canada’s main stock index eke out a small gain Tuesday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 72.00 points at 19,692.80.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 13.11 points at 33,997.65. The S&P 500 index was down 0.43 points at 4,373.20,while the Nasdaq composite was down 34.24 points at 13,533.75.
The Canadian dollar traded for 73.28 cents UScompared with 73.43 cents US on Monday.
The December crude oil contract was up 18 cents at US$85.44 per barreland the November natural gas contract was down three cents at US$3.08 per mmBTU.
The December gold contract was up US$1.40 at US$1,935.70 an ounceand the December copper contract was down less than a penny at US$3.58 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 17, 2023.
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