The S&P TSX composite index screen at the TMX Market Centre in downtown Toronto is photographed on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index was up almost 200 points Wednesday on broad-based gains led by utilities and base metals, while U.S. stock markets also rose.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 192.21 points at 20,070.77.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 86.01 points at 34,347.43. The S&P 500 index was up 32.90 points at 4,472.16, while the Nasdaq composite was up 158.26 points at 13,918.96.
The Canadian dollar traded for 75.83 cents UScompared with 75.41 cents US on Tuesday.
The August crude contract was up 92 cents at US$75.75 per barrel and the August natural gas contract was down 10 cents at US$2.63 per mmBTU.
The August gold contract was up US$24.60 at US$1,961.70 an ounce and the September copper contract was up nine cents at US$3.85 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 12, 2023.
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