Canada’s main stock index ticked higher in late-morning trading Tuesday, while U.S. markets also rose.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 45.78 points at 21,988.06.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 94.82 points at 39,408.46. The S&P 500 index was up 14.77 points at 5,232.96, while the Nasdaq composite was up 61.91 points at 16,446.83.
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The Canadian dollar traded for 73.67 cents US compared with 73.62 cents US on Monday.
The May crude oil contract was down 10 cents at US$81.85 per barrel and the May natural gas contract was down half a penny at US$1.79 per mmBTU.
The June gold contract was up US$1.70 at US$2,199.90 an ounce and the May copper contract was down a penny at US$4.01 a pound.
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