TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index rose Thursday, helped by strength in energy and utilities stocks, while U.S. stock markets moved lower.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 38.86 points at 25,680.04.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 248.33 points at 44,765.71. The S&P 500 index was down 11.38 points at 6,075.11, while the Nasdaq composite was down 34.86 points at 19,700.26.
The Canadian dollar traded for 71.24 cents US compared with 71.09 cents US on Wednesday.
The January crude oil contract was down 24 cents at US$68.30 per barrel and the January natural gas contract was up four cents at US$3.08 per mmBTU.
The February gold contract was down US$27.80 at US$2,648.40 an ounce and the March copper contract was down a penny at US$4.19 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 5, 2024.
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