The S&P TSX composite index screen is shown at the TMX Market Centre in Toronto, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index posted a small gain Thursday despite weakness in energy stocks, while U.S. markets ended the day mixed.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 52.77 points at 20,871.35.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 10.15 points at 37,440.34. The S&P 500 index was down 16.13 points at 4,688.68, while the Nasdaq composite was down 81.91 points at 14,510.30.
The Canadian dollar traded for 74.88 cents US compared with 74.87 cents US on Wednesday.
The February crude contract was down 51 cents at US$72.19 per barrel and the February natural gas contract was up 15 cents at US$2.82 per mmBTU.
The February gold contract was up US$7.20 at US$2,050.00 an ounceand the March copper contract was down two cents at US$3.84 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 4, 2024.
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