TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was little changed in late-morning trading as gains in the industrial, base metal and telecommunication sectors were offset by losses in the financial and technology stocks.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 0.33 of a point at 21,022.21.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 20.25 points at 38,170.55. The S&P 500 index was up 14.13 points at 4,859.78, while the Nasdaq composite was up 64.85 points at 15,228.86.
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The Canadian dollar traded for 74.58 cents US compared with
74.64 cents US on Wednesday.
The March crude contract was up 29 cents at US$76.14 per barrel and the March natural gas contract was down three cents at US$2.07 per mmBTU.
The April gold contract was up US$4.00 at US$2,071.40 an ounce and the March copper contract was down four cents at US$3.86 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 1, 2024
