The TSX Index added more than 1 per cent on Friday, touching a new intra-day high, supported by solid gains in energy, mining and technology stocks, securing its second-straight weekly gain.
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US markets also finished the week higher, driven by a boost from key technology names tied to resilient AI sentiment, including Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), which issued a favorable outlook above analyst estimates, and NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), which is poised to benefit from US Government support to enable chip sales in China.
| TSX | 31,755.77 | +314.92 |  |
| TSXV | 976.51 | +34 | |
| CSE | 168.68 | +2.17 | |
| DJIA | 48,195.27 | +243.42 | |
| NASDAQ | 23,276.85 | +270.49 | |
| S&P 500 | 6,834.50 | +59.74 | |
The Canadian dollar traded for US$0.7245, down from US$0.7257 on Thursday.
US crude futures traded US$0.50 higher to US$56.65 per barrel, while the Brent contract traded US$0.05 higher to US$60.52 per barrel.
The price of gold was up by US$2.82 to US$4,339.18 per ounce.
In world markets, the Nikkei was up by 505.71 points to 49,507.21, the Hang Seng was up by 192.40 points to 25,690.53, the FTSE was up by 59.65 points to 9,897.42, and the DAX was up by 88.90 points to 24,288.40.
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