Canada’s main stock index jumped higher on Monday as gains in precious metals and oil continued, building on the momentum from the previous session when the benchmark posted its strongest one-day rise in four months … with an even better single-day gain.
US stocks saw mild growth as investors looked ahead to key economic reports and another round of earnings following a turbulent week that ended with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting a notable milestone.
| TSX | 33,023.32 | +552.34 |  |
| TSXV | 1,037.51 | +22.17 | |
| CSE | 167.74 | +0.18 | |
| DJIA | 50,133.83 | +18.16 | |
| NASDAQ | 23,240.91 | +209.70 | |
| S&P 500 | 6,965.83 | +33.53 | |
The Canadian dollar traded for 73.77 cents US compared to 73.26 cents US on Friday.
US crude futures traded $0.92 higher at US$64.47 a barrel, and the Brent contract rose US$1.09 to US$69.14 a barrel.
The price of gold was up US$99.97 to US$5,066.23.
In world markets, the Nikkei was up 2,110.26 points to ¥56,363.94, the Hang Seng was up 467.21 points to HK$27,027.16, the FTSE was down 16.48 points to ₤10,386.23, and the DAX was up 293.41 points to €25,014.87.
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