A woman walks by monitors showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Hiro Komae
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index gained almost 100 points Thursday, led by gains in energy and financial stocks, while U.S. markets were mixed.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 94.32 points at 19,913.17.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 269.76 points at 34,122.42. The S&P 500 index was up 19.58 points at 4,396.44, while the Nasdaq composite was down 0.42 points at 13,591.33.
The Canadian dollar traded for 75.44 cents US compared with 75.45 cents US on Wednesday.
The August crude oil contract was up 30 cents at US$69.86 per barreland the August natural gas contract was up three cents at US$2.70 per mmBTU.
The August gold contract was down US$4.30 at US$1,917.90 an ounceand the September copper contract was down four cents at US$3.70 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 29, 2023.
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