TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index posted a triple-digit advance to outpace falling U.S. markets as the energy sector led despite further softness in crude oil prices.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 156.18 points at 14,7798.29.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 32.23 points at 24,101.55. The S&P 500 index was down 15.09 points at 2,863.39, while the Nasdaq composite was down 122.43 points at 8,607.73.
The Canadian dollar traded for 71.54 cents US compared with an average of 71.16 cents US on Monday.
The June crude contract was down 44 cents at US$12.34 per barrel and the June natural gas contract was up 3.2 cents at US$1.95 per mmBTU.
The June gold contract was down US$1.60 at US$1,722.20 an ounce and the July copper contract was roughly unchanged at nearly US$2.35 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 28, 2020.
