Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index posted a small gain Wednesday, led higher by financials and battery metals, while U.S. markets were mixed.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 79.43 points at 20,116.20.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 13.44 points at 35,430.42. The S&P 500 index was down 4.31 points at 4,550.58, while the Nasdaq composite was down 23.27 points at 14,258.49.
The Canadian dollar traded for 73.58 cents US compared with 73.63 cents US on Tuesday.
The January crude contract was up US$1.45 at US$77.86 per barrel and the January natural gas contract was down three cents at US$2.80 per mmBTU.
The February gold contract was up US$6.90 at US$2,067.10 an ounce and the March copper contract was down a penny at US$3.83 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 29, 2023.
