The S&P TSX composite index screen at the TMX Market Centre in downtown Toronto is photographed on Friday, November 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
TORONTO – Gains in the energy and financial sectors helped Canada’s main stock index gain more than 100 points, while U.S. stock markets were more subdued but ended the day in the green.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 106.13 points at 19,306.89.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 92.20 points at 32,849.74. The S&P 500 index was up 3.96 points at 3,821.62, while the Nasdaq composite was up 1.08 points at 10,547.11.
The Canadian dollar traded for 73.42 cents US compared with 73.24 cents US on Monday.
The February crude contract was up 85 cents at US$76.23 per barrel and the January natural gas contract was down 53 cents at US$5.33 per mmBTU.
The February gold contract was up US$27.70 at US$1,825.40 an ounceand the March copper contract was up two cents at US$3.80 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 20, 2022.
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