The Canadian stock market closed higher on Friday in a broad-based advance which was led by mining stocks amid rising prices for commodities.  The S&P /TSX composite index gained 21.69 points to 13,797.59.  The Canadian stock market ended the week 145 points or 1.06% higher, which still leaves the TSX down about 442 points from [...]

The Canadian stock market closed lower Friday as resource stocks failed to respond to higher commodity prices at the end of another losing week.  The S&P /TSX composite index lost 12.26 points Friday to close at 13,377.16. The higher U.S. dollar also sent the Canadian dollar down 0.68 of a cent to 103.24 cents US.
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The Canadian stock market regained most of the losses it incurred a day earlier on Friday, as stronger than expected North American jobs data from April lifted stocks, but still declined in value for the week.
Statistics Canada reported that the domestic economy created an impressive 58,300 jobs last month, while the U.S. economy added 244,000 [...]

The Canadian stock market took a last minute turn into positive territory Friday as commodity prices jumped late in the day to overcome a drop in the shares of stock market heavyweight Research in Motion (RIM).  The S&P /TSX composite index closed up 50.4 points at 13,944.79 after spending most of the day down.
The [...]