TORONTO — Strength in base metal stocks helped lift Canada’s main stock index Tuesday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. Markets took on a cautious tone Tuesday, said Greg Taylor, chief investment officer at Purpose Investments.
TORONTO — Strength in base metal stocks helped lift Canada’s main stock index Tuesday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.
Markets took on a cautious tone Tuesday, said Greg Taylor, chief investment officer at Purpose Investments.
“We had a super strong month of November across the board, and then yesterday was kind of a bit of a give back,” he said, noting that weakness in commodities held the TSX back on Monday.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 45.40 points on Tuesday at 25,635.73.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 76.47 points at 44,705.53. The S&P 500 index was up 2.73 points at 6,049.88, while the Nasdaq composite was up 76.96 points at 19,480.91.
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