TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index ticked higher on the final day of 2024, putting a bow on a year that saw impressive gains for North American markets.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 107.35 points at 24,727.94.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 29.51 points at 42,544.22. The S&P 500 index was down 25.31 points at 5,881.63, while the Nasdaq composite was down 176 points at 19,310.79.
The Canadian dollar traded for 69.50 cents UScompared with 69.55 cents US on Monday.
The February crude oil contract was up 73 cents at US$71.72 per barrel and the February natural gas contract was down 31 cents at US$3.63 per mmBTU.
The February gold contract was up US$22.90 at US$2,641 an ounce and the March copper contract was down six cents at US$4.03 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 31, 2024.
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