Strength in the energy and base metal sectors helped Canada’s main stock index creep higher as commodity prices rose, while U.S. stock markets were down in late-morning trading.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 17.18 points at 20,237.67.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 169.16 points at 33,680.30. The S&P 500 index was down 23.44 points at 3,940.50, while the Nasdaq composite was down 101.33 points at 10,948.17.
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The Canadian dollar traded for 73.47 cents US compared with 74.33 cents US on Monday.
The January crude oil contract was up US$1.90 at US$79.14 per barrel and the January natural gas contract was up 17 cents at US$7.36 per mmBTU.
The February gold contract was up US$13.40 at US$1,768.70 an ounce and the March copper contract was up three cents at US$3.65 a pound.
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