S&P/TSX composite up in late Friday morning trading, U.S. stock markets mixed

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up in late-morning trading, led higher by gains in the energy sector, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 90.65 points at 19,440.31.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 59.91 points at 33,087.40. The S&P 500 index was up 9.35 points at 3,831.74, while the Nasdaq composite was down 16.34 points at 10,459.78.

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The Canadian dollar traded for 73.60 cents US compared with 73.23 cents US on Thursday.

The February crude contract was up US$2.53 at US$80.02 per barrel and the February natural gas contract was up 12 cents at US$5.05 per mmBTU.

The February gold contract was up US$15.30 at US$1,810.60 an ounce and the March copper contract was up four cents at US$3.79 a pound.