TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose in Friday trading amid strength in industrial and financial stocks, while U.S. markets also gained.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 74.45 points at 25,971.93.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 331.99 points at 42,654.74. The S&P 500 index was up 41.45 points at 5,958.38, while the Nasdaq composite was up 98.78 points at 19,211.10.
The Canadian dollar traded for 71.54 cents US compared with 71.51 cents US on Thursday.
The July crude oil contract was up 82 cents US at US$61.97 per barrel and the June natural gas contract was down three cents US at US$3.33 per mmBTU.
The June gold contract was down US$39.40 at US$3,187.20 an ounce and the July copper contract was down nine cents US at US$4.59 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 16, 2025.
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