TORONTO – Strength in energy, financials and base metals helped Canada’s main stock index gain more than 200 points Monday, while U.S. stock markets also rose.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 231.71 points at 24,785.11.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 353.44 points at 41,841.63. The S&P 500 index was up 36.18 points at 5,675.12, while the Nasdaq composite was up 54.58 points at 17,808.66.
The Canadian dollar traded for 69.91 cents US compared with 69.50 cents US on Friday.
The May crude oil contract was up 46 cents at US$67.37 per barrel and the April natural gas contract was down eight cents at US$4.02 per mmBTU.
The April gold contract was up US$5.00 at US$3,006.10 an ounce and the May copper contract was up six cents at US$4.96 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 17, 2025.
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