TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index was up more than 150 points in late-morning trading as it looked to regain some of its losses a day earlier when stock markets plunged and oil prices rose on worries about the war between Iran and the United States and Israel.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 176.96 points at 33,961.90.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 264.27 points at 48,765.54. The S&P 500 index was up 42.02 points at 6,858.65, while the Nasdaq composite was up 246.08 points at 22,762.77.
The Canadian dollar traded for 73.17 cents US compared with 73.08 cents US on Tuesday.
The April crude oil contract was down 27 cents US at US$74.29 per barrel.
The April gold contract was up US$34.80 at US$5,158.50 an ounce.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 4, 2026.
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