TORONTO 鈥� Canada's main stock index continued to rise Thursday, boosted by gains in energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets moved lower.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 60.65 points at 25,049.67.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 207.33 points at 43,750.86. The S&P 500 index was down 36.21 points at 5,949.17, while the Nasdaq composite was down 123.07 points at 19,107.65.
The Canadian dollar traded for 71.29 cents US compared with 71.53 cents US on Wednesday.
The December crude oil contract was up 27 cents at US$68.70 per barrel and the December natural gas contract was down 19 cents at US$2.89 per mmBTU.
The December gold contract was down US$13.60 at US$2,572.90 an ounce and the December copper contract was up a penny at US$4.09 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 14, 2024.
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