Despite a muted performance among the broader market, the TSX climbed to a new historic high on Thursday as investors reacted to new earnings reports and cooling US producer price inflation data.
US markets delivered a solid performance after the July PPI report unexpectedly held steady, falling short of expectations for a 0.2 per cent rise. At the same time, oil prices slipped, and traders sifted through another wave of earnings reports.
| TSX | 36,759.29 | +97.15 |  |
| TSXV | 966.43 | -9.44 |  |
| CSE | 166.68 | -3.09 | |
| DJIA | 53,839.99 | +69.72 | |
| NASDAQ | 26,803.03 | +214.54 | |
| S&P 500 | 7,798.99 | +50.49 | |
The Canadian dollar traded for 71.74 cents US compared to 71.71 cents US on Wednesday.
US crude futures traded US$2.09 lower at US$81.18 a barrel, and the Brent contract lost US$2.03 to US$86.95 a barrel.
The price of gold was down US$55.94 to US$4,349.71.
In world markets, the Nikkei was up 784.53 points to ¥68,308.59, the Hang Seng was down 43.66 points to HK$25,396.51, the FTSE was down 60.48 points to ₤10,772.67, and the DAX was down 31.33 points to €26,299.74.