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S&P/TSX composite up more than 250 points, U.S. stock markets also higher

S&P/TSX composite up more than 250 points

Mar 19, 2025
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Financial numbers flow on the digital ticker tape at the TMX Group in Toronto's financial district on May 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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TORONTO - Strength in the energy and technology sectors helped Canada's main stock index rise more than 250 points in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also climbed higher.

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 274.78 points at 24,980.85.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 236.91 points at 41,818.22. The S&P 500 index was up 36.32 points at 5,650.98, while the Nasdaq composite was up 155.64 points at 17,659.76.

The ��ɫֱ�� dollar traded for 69.79 cents US compared with 69.93 cents US on Tuesday.

The May crude oil contract was up 43 cents US at US$67.18 per barrel and the April natural gas contract was up 11 cents US at US$4.17 per mmBTU.

The April gold contract was unchanged at US$3,040.80 an ounce and the May copper contract was up six cents US at US$5.08 a pound.

This report by ��ɫֱ��was first published March 19, 2025.

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