A day after a near 800-point drop, The TSX advanced on Friday, with investors assessing softer-than-expected US inflation data. Both Canadian and US markets will be closed Monday for Family Day and Presidents’ Day, respectively.
US markets were split after a soft performance in the prior session, as traders took stock of a key consumer inflation report that came in slightly lighter than expected. The Dow is below 50,000.
| TSX | 33,073.71 | +608.43 |  |
| TSXV | 991.99 | +8.78 | |
| CSE | 163.27 | +1.45 | |
| DJIA | 49,500.93 | +48.95 | |
| NASDAQ | 22,546.67 | -50.48 |  |
| S&P 500 | 6,836.17 | +3.41 | |
The Canadian dollar traded for 73.42 cents US compared to 73.45 cents US on Thursday.
US crude futures traded US$0.01 lower at US$62.83 a barrel, and the Brent contract rose US$0.12 to US$67.64 a barrel.
The price of gold was up US$105.96 to US$5,032.93.
In world markets, the Nikkei was down 697.87 points to ¥56,941.97, the Hang Seng was down 465.42 points to HK$26,567.12, the FTSE was up 43.91 points to ₤10,446.35, and the DAX was up 62.19 points to €24,914.88.
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