Toronto and Ny markets ended your day with mixed results, as investors sought direction amid commodity prices that showed little movement.
North American stocks had initially been down for most of the morning, but recouped some of those losses by midday.
Canada’s benchmark stock index fell as weaker-than-expected bank earnings dragged down financial stocks, but losses were pared when crude oil prices reversed course providing support for energy stocks.
At the close, the S&P/TSX index faded 23.17 points at 12,740.27.
The Canadian dollar up 0.43 of the cent to 73.06 cents US.
The major indexes in Ny led to positive territory, up from earlier lows.
The Dow Jones industrial average added 53.21 suggests 16,484.99.
The Nasdaq composite index gained 39.03 suggests 4,542.61, while the broader S&P 500 composite index gained 8.53 points to 1,929.80.
Commodity markets were barely changed as the April crude contract gained 28 cents at US$32.15 per barrel.
The April agreement for gas was unchanged at US$1.83 per mmBtu, while March copper also showed little change at US$2.10 a pound.
Gold was the only outlier, with April bullion jumping for the second straight day, up $16.50 to US$1,239.10 an ounce.
