Strength in the technology and base metal sectors helped Canada’s main stock index post a triple-digit advance in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also climbed higher.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 124.81 points at 20,696.92.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 84.67 points at 33,801.76. The S&P 500 index was up 26.12 points at 4,043.89, while the Nasdaq composite was up 113.23 points at 11,507.04.
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The Canadian dollar traded for 74.98 cents US compared with 74.87 cents US on Monday.
The March crude contract was up US$1.04 at US$78.94 per barrel and the March natural gas contract was up a penny at US$2.69 per mmBTU.
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The April gold contract was up US$4.90 at US$1,944.10 an ounce and the March copper contract was up a penny at US$4.21 a pound.
