TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index edged up in late-morning trading on gains in the technology and metal sectors.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 61.39 points at 20,030.58.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 5.64 points at 33,787.12. The S&P 500 index was up 2.52 points at 3,966.03, while the Nasdaq composite was up 33.02 points at 11,115.02.
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The Canadian dollar traded for 73.39 cents US compared with 73.63 cents US on Thursday.
The January crude contract was up $1.06 at $72.52 per barrel and the January natural gas contract was up about 33 cents at US$6.29 per mmBTU.
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The February gold contract was up US$12 at US$1,813.50 an ounce and the March copper contract was up less than a penny at US$3.88 a pound.
