Tech sector helps lift S&P/TSX composite, U.S. stock markets mixed

TORONTO –

Strength within the expertise sector helped lead Canada’s major inventory index larger in late-morning buying and selling, whereas U.S. inventory markets had been blended.

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 51.40 factors at 20,802.45.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial common was down 108.61 factors at 33,984.35. The S&P 500 index was up 57.21 factors at 4,176.42, whereas the Nasdaq composite was up 333.24 factors at 12,149.56.

The Canadian greenback traded for 75.12 cents US in contrast with 75.07 cents US on Wednesday.

The March crude contract was down 17 cents at US$76.24 per barrel and the March pure gasoline contract was up 11 cents at US$2.58 per mmBTU.

The April gold contract was down US$6.50 at US$1,936.30 an oz. and the March copper contract was up 5 cents at US$4.16 a pound.