Canadian stocks managed a slight gain to cap off the week, lifted by energy and mining stocks responding to rebounds in the prices of gold and oil, offset by pullbacks from financial, industrial and health care stocks.
US stocks weren’t so fortunate, registering moderate losses, sending major indices to their lowest levels in six months, as investors took to the sidelines on energy supply concerns and the hollow ring of Donald Trump’s new 10-day deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz.
| TSX | 31,960.65 | +73.13 |  |
| TSXV | 915 | +4.45 | |
| CSE | 158.71 | -2.83 |  |
| DJIA | 45,167.44 | -792.67 | |
| NASDAQ | 20,948.36 | -459.72 | |
| S&P 500 | 6,368.85 | −108.31 | |
The Canadian dollar traded for US$0.7198, down from US$0.7213 on Thursday.
US crude futures traded US$6 higher to US$100.48 per barrel, while the Brent contract traded US$0.92 higher to US$106.24 per barrel.
The price of gold was up by US$126.70 to US$4,503 per ounce.
In world markets, the Nikkei gave back 230.58 points to 53,373.07, the Hang Seng added 95.45 points to 24,951.88, the FTSE gave back 4.82 points to 9,967.35, while the DAX fell by 312.22 points to 22,300.75.
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