Canada’s main stock index came out in positive territory on Monday thanks to gains among base and precious metals. The only declines on the TSX were seen among the financial and industrials sectors.
This week brings more corporate earnings and a key U.S. Federal Reserve monetary policy decision. U.S. markets also moved higher. The S&P 500 came off its best week in several months and of the more than 45 per cent of its listed firms that have posted results, four out of five have surpassed expectations.
| TSX | 22,011.62 | +42.38 |  |
| TSXV | 590.06 | +3.51 | |
| CSE | 184.81 | +0.79 | |
| DJIA | 38,386.09 | +146.43 | |
| NASDAQ | 15,983.08 | +55.18 | |
| S&P 500 | 5,116.17 | +16.21 | |
The Canadian dollar traded for 73.13 cents compared with 73.03 cents U.S. on Friday.
U.S. crude futures traded $1.14 lower at $82.71 a barrel, and the Brent contract lost $1.00 to $88.50 a barrel.
The price of gold was up US$0.29 to US$2,336.56.
In world markets, the Nikkei remained at 37,934.76, the Hang Seng was up 95.76 points to 17,746.91, the FTSE was up 7.20 points to 8,147.03, but the DAX was down 42.69 points to 18,118.32.
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