Toronto and TSX Index art collage. (Source: Gemini. Generated by AI)

The TSX closed higher for the sixth-straight session on Wednesday, touching a new record high, thanks to gains in mining and consumer staples stocks.

US markets were mixed, shrugging their shoulders at ongoing uncertainty surrounding Friday’s decision by a federal appeals court that most of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs are illegal.

TSX28,751.36+135.74TSX
TSXV847.07+1.87TSXV
CSE162.97-3.93CSE
DJIA45,271.23-24.58DJIA
NASDAQ21,497.73+218.10NASDAQ
S&P 5006,448.26+32.72S&P 500

The Canadian dollar traded for US$0.7252, down from US$0.7256 on Tuesday.

US crude futures traded US$1.70 lower at US$63.89 per barrel, while the Brent contract fell by US$0.05 to US$67.55 per barrel.

The price of gold was up US$28.80 to US$3,621 per ounce.

In world markets, the Nikkei was down by 371.60 points to 41,938.89, the Hang Seng was down by 153.12 points to 25,343.43, the FTSE was up by 61.30 points to 9,177.99, and the DAX was up by 107.50 points to 23,594.80.

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