Tech stocks send S&P/TSX composite higher, U.S. markets also rise

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TORONTO - Canada's main stock index finished more than 230 points higher on Wednesday, helped by strength in technology stocks, while U.S. markets also gained ground. 

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TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index finished more than 230 points higher on Wednesday, helped by strength in technology stocks, while U.S. markets also gained ground. 

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 241.95 points at 30,278.41.         

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 47.03 points at 46,138.77. The S&P 500 index was up 24.84 points at 6,642.16, while the Nasdaq composite was up 131.38 points at 22,564.23.

The Toronto Stock Exchange Broadcast Centre is shown on June 28, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
The Toronto Stock Exchange Broadcast Centre is shown on June 28, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim

The Canadian dollar traded for 71.23 cents US compared with 71.44 cents US on Tuesday.

The January crude oil contract was down US$1.42 at US$59.25 per barrel.   

The December gold contract was up US$16.30 at US$4,082.80 an ounce. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 19, 2025.

Companies in this story: (TSX:GSPTSE, TSX:CADUSD)

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