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 got a boost of more than 100 points in late-morning trading as U.S. markets also saw gains.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 116.31 points at 20,635.68
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 29.35 points at 35,488.64. The S&P 500 index was up 5.08 points at 4,587.31, while the Nasdaq composite was down 4.23 points at 14,312.43.
The Canadian dollar traded for 76.01 cents US compared with 75.57 cents US on Friday
The September crude oil contract was up $1.07 at US$81.65 per barrel and the September natural gas contract was up two cents at US$2.63 per mmBTU.
The December gold contract was up US$8.10 at US$2008.0 an ounce and the September copper contract was up seven cents at roughly US$4 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 31, 2023.
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