TSX recap: Index finishes 1.37% higher amid broad-based gains
Canada's main stock index gained almost 1.4 per cent Wednesday with broad-based gains, particularly in energy, while U.S. markets rose further.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 264.21 points, or 1.37 per cent, at 19,571.1.
In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 526.74 points at 33,376.48. The S&P 500 Index was up 56.82 points at 3,878.44, while the Nasdaq Composite was up 162.26 points at 10,709.37.
The Canadian dollar traded for 73.46 cents U.S. compared with 73.42 cents U.S. on Tuesday.
The February crude contract was up US$2.06 at US$78.29 per barrel and the January natural gas contract was up less than a cent at US$5.33 per mmBTU.
The February gold contract was unchanged at US$1,825.40 an ounce and the March copper contract was up a penny at US$3.81 a pound.
