Canada’s main stock index managed a slight gain Thursday while U.S. markets closed down on a choppy day that included headlines on trade tensions softening as well as a very public fallout between U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 13.29 points at 26,342.29.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 108.00 points at 42,319.74. The S&P 500 index was down 31.51 points at 5,939.30, while the Nasdaq composite was down 162.04 points at 19,298.45.
The Canadian dollar traded for 73.21 cents US compared with 73.12 cents US on Wednesday.
The July crude oil contract was up 52 cents US at US$63.37 per barrel and the July natural gas contract was down four cents US at US$3.68 per mmBTU.
The August gold contract was down US$24.10 at US$3,375.10 an ounce and the July copper contract was up four cents US at US$4.93 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 5, 2025.
