S&P/TSX Composite Index rose to 14,754.06, or up 0.92{92d3d6fd85a76c012ea375328005e518e768e12ace6b1722b71965c2a02ea7ce} today. The big shakers were TSX gold, energy and material sectors.
S&P/TSX SmallCap Index returns today, breaking a seven day streak of decline.
Gold prices rose today, as crude oil saw a rally. “The move up in crude prices is giving gold the boost,” said Phil Streible, a senior commodity broker at R.J. O’Brien & Associates. A contrarian analysis of gold-market sentiment suggests however this may be a weak foundation.