TORONTO — The Toronto Stock Exchange rose late Monday morning on gains in the energy sector, while major US indices retreated after opening higher.
The S&P/TSX composite index of the Toronto floor gained 65.11 points to 21,920.81 points.
In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 53.75 points to 34,397.48 points. The broader S&P 500 index lost 4.13 points to 4388.46 points, while the Nasdaq composite index returned 42.04 points to 13,309.04 points.
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In the currency market, the Canadian dollar was trading at 79.20 cents US, down from its average price of 79.36 cents US on Thursday.
On the New York Commodities Exchange, the price of crude oil rose 90 cents US to US$107.28 per barrel, while that of natural gas rose 46 cents US to US$7.76 per million BTU.
The price of gold rose US$13.20 to US$1988.11 an ounce and that of copper rose 7 cents US to US$4.80 a pound.
The Canadian Press