S&P/TSX composite up in late-morning trading, U.S. stock markets mixed

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TORONTO – Strength in the energy and technology sectors helped Canada’s main stock index climb higher in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 46.19 points at 20,786.63.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 72.86 points at 34,126.80. The S&P 500 index was down 5.81 points at 4,173.95, while the Nasdaq composite was down 23.04 points at 12,177.78.

A currency trader works in front of the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ahn Young-joon

The Canadian dollar traded for 74.79 cents US compared with 75.12 cents US on Thursday.

The March crude oil contract was up 23 cents at US$76.11 per barrel and the March natural gas contract was down eight cents at US$2.37 per mmBTU.

The April gold contract was down US$44.20 at US$1,886.60 an ounce and the March copper contract was down a penny at US$4.09 a pound.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 3, 2023.

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