Canada’s main stock index saw a relatively quiet trading day Friday, as investors held off on major moves in anticipation of next week’s annual meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 21.
Canada’s main stock index saw a relatively quiet trading day Friday, as investors held off on major moves in anticipation of next week’s annual meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 21.89 points at 23,054.61.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 96.70 points at 40,659.76. The S&P 500 index was up 11.03 points at 5,554.25, while the Nasdaq composite was up 37.22 points at 17,631.72.
The comparative market calm came at the end of a week in which stocks have enjoyed a broad-based rally. The momentum of the past few days reversed most of the losses suffered in the massive sell-off that took place earlier this…
