TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained almost 100 points Friday, helped by strength in technology, base metal and financial stocks, while U.S. markets also moved higher.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 98.29 points at 24,255.16.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 288.73 points at 42,052.19. The S&P 500 index was up 23.35 points at 5,728.80, while the Nasdaq composite was up 144.77 points at 18,239.92.
The Canadian dollar traded for 71.78 cents US compared with 71.86 cents US on Thursday.
The December crude oil contract was up 23 cents at US$9.49 per barrel and the December natural gas contract was down five cents at US$2.66 per mmBTU.
The December gold contract was down 10 cents at US$2,749.20 an ounce and the December copper contract was up three cents at US$4.37 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 1, 2024.
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