Canada’s top stock index reached a new all‑time high on Wednesday, boosted by stronger precious metal prices that lifted mining shares. Solid corporate earnings also helped drive gains in the financial sector.
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In the US, equities also advanced as Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) provided support, helping markets extend the momentum from the previous session. Software and cybersecurity stocks also rallied after Anthropic introduced new connectors and plugins for its Claude Cowork productivity tool, enabling companies to integrate it with existing applications such as Google Drive.
| TSX | 34,127.33 | +156.95 |  |
| TSXV | 1,086.92 | +21.62 | |
| CSE | 171.84 | -0.44 |  |
| DJIA | 49,482.15 | +307.65 | |
| NASDAQ | 23,152.08 | +288.40 | |
| S&P 500 | 6,946.13 | +56.06 | |
The Canadian dollar traded for 73.11 cents US compared to 72.98 cents US on Tuesday.
US crude futures traded $0.09 lower at US$65.54 a barrel, but the Brent contract rose $0.24 to US$71.01 a barrel.
The price of gold was up US$11.07 to US$5,169.42.
In world markets, the Nikkei was up 1,262.03 points to ¥58,583.12, the Hang Seng was up 175.40 points to HK$26,765.72, the FTSE was up 125.82 points to ₤10,806.41, and the DAX was up 189.69 points to €25,175.94.