Resource sectors push Toronto stock index up, U.S. stock markets higher

The Associated Press</span>
Published Monday, November 6, 2017 12:57AM EST
Last Updated Monday, November 6, 2017 11:37AM EST

TORONTO -- The energy and materials sectors helped Canada's main stock index move higher in late-morning trading, as oil, gold and copper prices moved up.

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 70.17 points to 16,090.33, after 90 minutes of trading.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 3.24 points to 23,542.43. The S&P 500 index was up 1.37 points to 2,589.21 and the Nasdaq composite index was up 16.29 points to 6,780.73.

The Canadian dollar was trading at 78.33 cents US, down from an average price of 78.35 cents US on Friday.

The December crude contract was up 39 cents to US$56.03 per barrel and the December natural gas contract was up 11 cents to US$3.09 per mmBTU.

The December gold contract was up US$4.20 to US$1,273.40 an ounce and the December copper contract was up three cents to US$3.15 a pound

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