The TSX added 0.18 per cent on Tuesday, lifted by energy, mining and healthcare stocks -with the price of gold surpassing the US$4,500 per ounce mark – advancing the index towards a third straight weekly gain.
The TSX and TSX Venture Exchange close at 1:00 pm ET on Christmas Eve, reopening only on Monday, December 29, to kick off New Year’s week.
US markets also inched further into the black, marking their fourth straight positive showing and the S&P 500’s first record close since Dec. 11, reflecting investor confidence in an interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve in 2026, supposing President Trump’s nomination for a new Federal Reserve Chair institutes a more dovish approach.
| TSX | 32,058.73 | +58.63 |  |
| TSXV | 990.68 | +5.14 | |
| CSE | 167.23 | +2.14 | |
| DJIA | 48,445.31 | +82 | |
| NASDAQ | 23,553.01 | +124 | |
| S&P 500 | 6,909.79 | +31.30 | |
The Canadian dollar traded for US$0.7305, up from US$0.7270 on Monday.
US crude futures traded US$0.53 higher to US$58.54 per barrel, while the Brent contract traded US$0.14 higher to US$62.01 per barrel.
The price of gold was up by US$49.20 to a record high of US$4,518.60 per ounce, granting the yellow metal a ~70 per cent gain year to date.
In world markets, the Nikkei was up by 10.48 points to 50,412.87, the Hang Seng was down by 27.63 points to 25,774.14, the FTSE added 23.25 points to 9,889.22, and the DAX was up by 56.09 points to 24,340.06.
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