S&P/TSX composite up slightly Tuesday, U.S. stock markets also rise

Canada’s main stock index rose Tuesday, while U.S. markets were also up, though indexes on both sides of the border closed down slightly from late-morning highs.

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 72.97 points at 19,994.78.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 56.22 points at 33,592.92. The S&P 500 index was up 34.48 points at 3,991.73, while the Nasdaq composite was up 162.19 points at 11,358.41.

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The Canadian dollar traded for 75.24 cents US compared with 75.26 cents US on Monday.

The December crude contract was up US$1.05 at US$86.92 per barrel and the December natural gas contract was up 10 cents at US$6.03 per mmBTU.

The December gold contract was down 10 cents at US$1,776.80 an ounceand the December copper contract was down one cent at US$3.82 a pound.