The Canadian stock market closed in positive territory Friday after investors took in rising commodity prices and mixed Canadian economic data.  The S&P/TSX composite index added 60.33 points to 13,494.63, with the gold-heavy materials index leading the way higher.
The main stock index ended the week 195.09 points, or 1.46% higher.
The Canadian dollar fell following [...]

The Canadian stock market index closed up Friday, with strength in energy shares helping to offset government data showing a 0.8% decline in manufacturing sales.   The energy sector led the market higher but has also been fairly hard hit during the correction earlier in the year so there is a bit of a rebound.  [...]

The Canadian stock market closed lower Friday as pressure from a weak U.S. employment report offset upbeat June data on the Canadian jobs market. Statistics Canada reported that 28,400 jobs were created in Canada in June, almost twice the number of new jobs analysts were expecting, while just 18,000 jobs were created in the U.S. [...]

The Canadian stock market ended up Thursday with a 4th consecutive daily gain.  The S&P/TSX composite index added 111.93 points to 13,300.87, with every sector posting gains just before the market closed ahead of the long, Canada Day weekend.  The index ended the week up 391.98 points or about 3.0% for the week, with Thursday [...]