TORONTO –
Canada’s main stock market moved further into record territory despite a relatively quiet day marked by a pullback in the key energy sector.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 57.27 points to 20,985.37. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 36.15 points at 35,258.61.
The S&P 500 index was up 15.09 points at 4,486.46, while the Nasdaq composite was up 124.47 points at 15,021.81.
Numbers for the Canadian dollar weren’t immediately available. The December crude contract was down four cents at US$81.69 per barrel and the November natural gas contract was down 42.1 cents at US$4.99 per mmBTU.
The December gold contract was down US$2.60 at US$1,765.70 an ounce and the December copper contract was down four tenths of a cent at nearly US$4.73 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 18, 2021.
