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 – Canada’s main stock index edged higher Monday led by gains in technology and battery metals, while U.S. markets were mixed.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 43.12 points at 20,585.15.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 55.69 points at 33,618.69. The S&P 500 index was up 1.87 points at 4,138.12,while the Nasdaq composite was up 21.50 points at 12,256.92.
The Canadian dollar traded for 74.88 cents US compared with 74.48 cents US on Friday.
The June crude contract was up US$1.82 at US$73.16 per barreland the June natural gas contract was up 10 cents at US$2.24 per mmBTU.
The June gold contract was up US$8.40 at US$2,033.20 an ounceand the July copper contract was up five cents at US$3.93 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 8, 2023.
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