Strength in the energy stocks helped lift Canada’s main stock index higher in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets moved lower.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 80.34 points at 22,064.42.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 135.12 points at 39,340.78. The S&P 500 index was down 8.86 points at 5,225.32, while the Nasdaq composite was down 24.34 points at 16,404.48.
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The Canadian dollar traded for 73.61 cents US compared with 73.57 cents US on Friday.
The May crude contract was up US$1.35 at US$81.98 per barrel and the May natural gas contract was down less than a penny at US$1.81 per mmBTU.
The April gold contract was up US$17.50 at US$2,177.50 an ounce and the May copper contract was up a penny at US$4.01 a pound.
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