Canada’s main stock index opened higher on Friday, led by energy shares tracking a jump in oil prices, while investors assessed U.S. jobs data.
At 9:31 a.m. ET, the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was up 111.32 points, or 0.46%, at 24,268.19.
U.S. stock indexes also rose on Friday, as Amazon’s strong earnings mitigated Apple’s weaker China sales and investors weighed a sharp reduction in U.S. jobs growth in October.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 106.4 points, or 0.25%, at the open to 41,869.82. The S&P 500 rose 17.8 points, or 0.31%, at the open to 5,723.22, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 94.5 points, or 0.52%, to 18,189.667 at the opening bell
Amazon soared 7.2% in early trading, as strong retail sales increased its profit above Wall Street estimates.
Meanwhile, Apple dropped 1.9% despite beating quarterly sales forecasts, as investors worried about a decline in China sales.
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