Updated: September 19, 2025 at 4:30PM EDT
Published: September 19, 2025 at 11:41AM EDT
TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index ended the week with a more than 300-point jump, helped by strength in base metals, while markets south of the border also saw big gains.
The S&P/TSX composite index rose 314.83 points to 29,768.36.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 172.85 points at 46,315.27. The S&P 500 index was up 32.40 points at 6,664.36, while the Nasdaq composite was up 160.75 points at 22,631.48.
The Canadian dollar traded for 72.53 cents US compared with 72.48 cents US on Thursday.
The November crude oil contract was down 86 cents US at US$62.40 per barrel.
The December gold contract was up US$27.50 at US$3,705.80 an ounce.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 19, 2025.