People walk past a bureau de change, in London, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Alberto Pezzali
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index just barely stayed in the green Wednesday, while U.S. stock markets rose.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 11.44 points at 20,969.18.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 156.00 points at 38,677.36. The S&P 500 index was up 40.83 points at 4,995.06, while the Nasdaq composite was up 147.65 points at 15,756.64.
The Canadian dollar traded for 74.24 cents US compared with 74.04 cents US on Tuesday.
The March crude contract was up 55 cents at US$73.86 per barreland the March natural gas contract was down four cents at US$1.97 per mmBTU.
The April gold contract was up 30 cents at US$2,051.70 an ounce and the March copper contract was down five cents at US$3.74 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 7, 2024.
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