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 – Losses in energy on Canada’s main stock index were offset by gains in other sectors, with the index posting a minor gain Wednesday, while U.S. markets were also up.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 15.60 points at 20,720.39.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 38.78 points at 34,128.05. The S&P 500 index was up 11.47 points at 4,147.60, while the Nasdaq composite was up 110.45 points at 12,070.59.
The Canadian dollar traded for 74.57 cents US compared with 74.93 cents US on Tuesday.
The March crude contract was down 47 cents at US$78.59 per barreland the March natural gas contract was down 10 cents at US$2.47 per mmBTU.
The April gold contract was down US$20.10 at US$1,845.30 an ounce and the March copper contract was down six cents at US$4.01 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 15, 2023.
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