S&P/TSX composite moves up on energy gains as crude hits 2 1/2 year high
TORONTO -- Canada's main stock index inched closer to the historic 20,000-point mark on gains from the energy sector as crude prices rose to a two-and-a-half-year high. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 28.94 points to 19,774.41 after hitting an intraday high of 19,835.27. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 141.59 points at 34,464.64. The S&P 500 index was up 4.89 points at 4,200.88, while the Nasdaq composite was down 1.72 points at 13,736.28. “Canada keeps going up and up,” said Michael Currie, vice-president and investment adviser at TD Wealth. The Toront...