The Canadian Press
Published Thursday, April 4, 2019 1:43AM EDT
Last Updated Thursday, April 4, 2019 11:34AM EDT
TORONTO -- Canada's main stock index managed a slight increase as gains in the energy and financials sectors outweighed losses in real estate and information technology.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 31.75 points at 16,311.61.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average closed up 166.50 at 26,384.63. The S&P 500 index ended up 5.99 points at 2,879.39, while the Nasdaq composite was down 3.77 points at 7,891.78.
The Canadian dollar averaged 74.87 cents US compared with an average of 75.05 cents US on Wednesday.
The May crude contract closed down 36 cents at US$62.10 per barrel and the May natural gas contract ended down three cents at US$2.64 per mmBTU.
The June gold contract closed down US$1 at US$1,294.30 an ounce and the May copper contract was down 3.9 cents at US$2.91 a pound.
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