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S&P/TSX composite up nearly 100 points, U.S. stock markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite up nearly 100 points, U.S. stock markets mixed

TORONTO — Strength in the heavyweight energy, financial and base metal sectors helped Canada’s main stock index rise nearly 100 points in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 87.94 points at 20,109.32.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 11.92 points at 32,957.31. The S&P 500 index was up 17.52 points at 4,158.29, while the Nasdaq composite was up 84.31 points at 12,515.84.

The Canadian dollar traded for 77.28 cents US compared with 77.02 cents US on Wednesday.

The October crude contract was down 88 cents at US$94.01 per barrel and the October natural gas contract was up four cents at US$9.34 per mmBTU.

The December gold contract was up US$6.60 at US$1,768.10 an ounce and the September copper contract was up four cents at US$3.69 a pound.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 25, 2022.

Companies in this story: (TSX:GSPTSE, TSX:CADUSD=X)

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