TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose Monday as technology stocks helped lead broad-based gains despite weakness in energy, while U.S. markets also rose. Markets picked up steam in the afternoon as Treasury yields fell.
TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose Monday as technology stocks helped lead broad-based gains despite weakness in energy, while U.S. markets also rose.
Markets picked up steam in the afternoon as Treasury yields fell.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 74.78 points at 21,200.06.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 224.02 points at 38,333.45.The S&P 500 index was up 36.96 points at 4,927.93, while the Nasdaq composite was up 172.68 points at 15,628.04.
Investors were in wait-and-see mode Monday ahead of what promises to be a jam-packed week, said Michael Greenberg, senior vice-president and portfolio manager at Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions.
Several of the biggest…
