By Fergal Smith
(Reuters) -Canada’s main stock index ended higher for the first time in five sessions on Monday, with heavily weighted financials and industrials among the sectors to benefit as investors stepped in to take advantage of lower stock prices.
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index ended up 245.72 points, or 1.1%, at 23,027.15, after it posted on Friday its lowest closing level in three weeks.
Part of the impetus “is people coming in buying on the downdraft, which sometimes can be a dangerous game to play,” said Michael Sprung, president at Sprung Investment Management.
Wall Street’s main stock indexes also rose after a week of losses as investors looked for bargains while they waited for inflation reports in coming days and the Federal Reserve’s next policy decision next week.
“People are becoming more concerned with the state of the economy rather than the level of interest rates,” Sprung said….
