Canada’s main stock index jumped to end the week, even as real estate shares led the losses and investors digested fresh GDP figures. According to Statistics Canada, the country’s gross domestic product increased by 0.2 per cent in September, marking its second rise in three months and more than offsetting August’s decline.
Markets were closed Thursday for Thanksgiving and closed early again on Friday at 1 p.m. Eastern, while bond markets remained open until 2 p.m.
| TSX | 31,382.78 | +186.07 |  |
| TSXV | 937.34 | +15.26 | |
| CSE | 149.37 | +2.18 | |
| DJIA | 47,716.42 | +289.30 | |
| NASDAQ | 23,214.69 | +151.00 | |
| S&P 500 | 6,849.09 | +36.48 | |
The Canadian dollar traded for 71.54 cents US compared to 71.26 cents US on Thursday.
US crude futures traded $0.17 lower at US$58.49 a barrel, and the Brent contract lost $0.49 to US$62.38 a barrel.
The price of gold was up US$62.91 to US$4,219.23.
In world markets, the Nikkei was up 86.81 points to ¥50,253.91, the Hang Seng was down 87.04 points to HK$25,858.89, the FTSE was up 26.58 points to ₤9,720.51, and the DAX was up 68.83 points to €23,836.79.
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