Canadian equities leaped forward on Tuesday, with erosion in energy stocks (the biggest losers on the TSX) outweighed by success among miners (the top gainers on the index), as investors awaited important central bank decisions later this week.
The S&P 500 moved higher as investors continued piling into semiconductor stocks. Traders also weighed falling oil prices and a wave of earnings results while the Federal Reserve began its two-day policy gathering.
| TSX | 36,171.49 | +227.33 |  |
| TSXV | 838.48 | +13.20 | |
| CSE | 140.36 | +2.81 | |
| DJIA | 52,377.57 | +15.99 | |
| NASDAQ | 26,477.81 | +308.43 | |
| S&P 500 | 7,722.60 | +45.83 | |
The Canadian dollar traded for 71.16 cents US compared to 71.31 cents US on Monday.
US crude futures traded US$1.78 lower at US$99.98 a barrel, and the Brent contract lost US$1.82 to US$114.00 a barrel.
The price of gold was up US$35.27 to US$4,059.65.
In world markets, the Nikkei was up 1,078.72 points to ¥63,268.37, the Hang Seng was down 170.49 points to HK$23,041.32, the FTSE was down 80.88 points to ₤10,686.45, and the DAX was up 342.69 points to €25,647.11.
