Canadian stock market continued up Thursday

Source: Xinhua| 2017-12-29 07:45:05|Editor: Yang Yi
Video PlayerClose

TORONTO, Dec.28 (Xinhua) -- Canada's main stock index hit an all-time record for a second straight trading session Thursday because gains for the shares of energy, technology and marijuana companies offset losses for industrials and gold miners.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index climbed 18.82 points, or 0.12 percent, to end the day at 16,221.95. Six of the index' s 10 main groups closed.

The Canadian dollar closed Thursday at 0.79.44 U.S. dollar, up 0.33 of a U.S. cent. That's the highest level the loonie has been at since Oct. 9 this year.

Health-care stocks scored big time, with Canopy Growth up 8.7 percent o 30.19 Canadian dollars.

Aphria jumped 5.8 percent to 17.88 Canadian dollars.

In the energy group, Suncor rose 25 cents to 46.07 Canadian dollars while Imperial Oil gained 30 cents to 39.12 Canadian dollars.

Tech stocks also came out in the green, with BlackBerry up three cents to 14.23 Canadian dollars while Open Text rose 6.9 percent to 44.65 Canadian dollars.

Gold stocks weighed most among the sectors losing strength, as Barrick Gold down 15 cents to 18.17 Canadian dollars and Kinross Gold losing three cents to 5.41 Canadian dollars.

The industrials sector fell, with Waste Connections declining 1 percent to 88.91 Canadian dollars. Bombardier fell 2 cents to 3.01 Canadian dollars.

TOP STORIES
EDITOR’S CHOICE
MOST VIEWED
EXPLORE XINHUANET
010020070750000000000000011100001368586141
国产无码在线观看免费在线,37pao国产成视频,日韩一区二区视频在线,国产国产人免费人成免费视频麻豆
亚州精品国产一线永久 | 午夜色性爱福利视频 | 天天欢夜夜爽视频精品 | 中国aV免费精品在线观看 | 特黄少妇60分钟在线观看播放 | 亚洲欧美国产免费综合视频 |