S&P/TSX composite up more than 100 points, U.S. stock markets also higher | Globalnews.ca
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Canada’s main stock index was up more than 100 points in late-morning trading, helped by strength in financial, technology and industrial stocks, while U.S. stock markets also rose.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 121.48 points at 20,940.06.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 278.67 points at 37,708.86. The S&P 500 index was up 20.97 points at 4,725.78, while the Nasdaq composite was up 34.56 points at 14,626.77.
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The Canadian dollar traded for 74.88 cents US compared with 74.87 cents US on Wednesday.
The February crude contract was down 81 cents at US$71.89 per barrel and the February natural gas contract was up nine cents at US$2.75 per mmBTU.
The February gold contract was up US$9.40 at US$2,052.20 an ounce and the March copper contract was down two cents at US$3.84 a pound.
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