TORONTO – Strength in energy and industrial stocks helped Canada’s main stock index move higher Thursday.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 55.22 points at 25,543.52.
U.S. stock markets were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Canadian dollar traded for 71.38 cents UScompared with 71.25 cents US on Wednesday.
The January crude oil contract was up 16 cents at US$68.88 per barrel in electronic trading and the January natural gas contract was up nine cents at US$3.30 per mmBTU.
The February gold contract was down US$3.30 at US$2,652.60 an ounceand the March copper contract was down a penny at US$4.13 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 28, 2024.
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