S&P/TSX composite posts small gain, U.S. markets mixed

TORONTO –

Strength within the vitality, utility and industrial sectors helped Canada’s major inventory publish a small acquire Tuesday regardless of weak point in metals, whereas U.S. markets have been blended.

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 67.13 factors at 20,457.46.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial common was down 391.76 factors, or 1.14 per cent, at 33,910.85. The S&P 500 index was down 8.12 factors at 3,990.97, whereas the Nasdaq composite was up 15.96 factors at 11,095.11.

The Canadian greenback traded for 74.68 cents US in contrast with 74.64 cents US on Monday.

The February crude contract was up 32 cents at US$80.18 per barrel and the February pure fuel contract was up 17 cents at US$3.59 per mmBTU.

The February gold contract was down US$11.80 at US$1,909.90 an oz. and the March copper contract was up lower than a cent at US$4.22 a pound.

This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Jan. 17, 2023.