Strength in the technology, financial and base metals sectors helped Canada’s main stock index gain nearly 100 points in late morning trading, while US stock markets also gained.
s & P/tsx The Composite Index was up 98.09 points at 20,710.21.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average in New York was up 273.34 points at 34,142.61. The S&P 500 index was up 35.54 points at 4,126.00, while the Nasdaq Composite was up 150.43 points at 11,868.55.
The Canadian dollar traded for 74.90 cents US compared to 74.84 cents US on Friday.
The March crude contract was down 22 cents at US$79.50 a barrel and the March natural gas contract was down five cents at US$2.46 per mmBtu.
The April gold contract was down US$11.00 at US$1,863.50 an ounce and the March copper contract was up 3 cents at US$4.05 a pound.
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