S&P/TSX composite up in mid-morning trading on health care, energy stocks

TORONTO –

Canada’s primary inventory index rose in late-morning buying and selling, as well being care and power shares trended upward.

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 46.15 factors at 20,242.84.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial common was up 9.97 factors at 33,495.26. The S&P 500 index was down 17.54 factors at 4,087.48, whereas the Nasdaq composite was down 82.20 factors at 4,087.48.

The Canadian greenback traded for 73.93 cents US in contrast with 74.19 cents US on Thursday.

The May crude contract was down 28 cents at US$80.42 per barrel and the May pure gasoline contract was up 15 cents at US$2.15 per mmBTU.

The June gold contract was down US$22.80 at US$2,003.60 an oz. and the May copper contract was down 4 cents at US$3.97 a pound.

This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed April 10, 2023