Weaker-than-expected jobs data helped lift gold prices, and the overall growth in the market pushed Canada’s main stock index higher on Friday. Industrials led the gainers for the TSX, with financials not far behind.
US markets were closed for the July 4th long weekend.
| TSX | 35,274.84 | +308.17 |  |
| TSXV | 938.28 | +23.90 | |
| CSE | 158.83 | -0.41 |  |
| DJIA | 52,900.07 | +0.00 |  |
| NASDAQ | 25,832.67 | +0.00 | |
| S&P 500 | 7,483.24 | +0.00 | |
The Canadian dollar traded for 70.40 cents US compared to 70.48 cents US on Thursday.
US crude futures traded $0.09 higher at US$68.78 a barrel, and the Brent contract rose $0.32 to US$72.12 a barrel.
The price of gold was up US$62.59 to US$4,175.07.
In world markets, the Nikkei was up 1,010.92 points to ¥69,744.07, the Hang Seng was up 295.00 points to HK$23,350.03, the FTSE was up 26.16 points to ₤10,679.03, and the DAX was up 198.43 points to €24,779.31.