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 eked out a gain Friday, helped by strength in energy and utilities, while U.S. markets were mixed.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 6.16 points at 19,818.39.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 25.83 points at 34,500.66. The S&P 500 index was down 0.65 points at 4,369.71, while the Nasdaq composite was down 26.16 points at 13,290.78.
The Canadian dollar traded for 73.79 cents US compared with 73.94 cents US on Thursday.
The October crude contract was up 76 cents at US$80.66 per barrel and the September natural gas contract was down seven cents at US$2.55 per mmBTU.
The December gold contract was up US$1.30 at US$1,916.50 an ounce and the September copper contract was up a cent at US$3.71 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 18, 2023.
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