Canada’s dollar was flying high and North American stock markets were up in late-morning trading.
The Canadian dollar was at 76.84 cents US in late-morning trade, up 0.19 of a cent from Wednesday.
Earlier, the loonie peeked above 77 cents US — near a 2017 intraday high set Wednesday. The loonie hasn’t closed above 77 cents US since Sept. 8.
Meanwhile, the S&P/TSX composite index gained 16.19 points at 15,419.30, after 90 minutes of trading.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average climbed 27.08 points at 19,918.02. The S&P 500 added 3.83 points at 2,283.38 and the Nasdaq composite added 12.50 points at 5,655.15.
The March crude oil contract fell one cent at $53.87 (U.S.) per barrel and March natural gas contract lost four cents at $3.12 (U.S.) per mmBtu.
The April gold contract climbed $15.40 (U.S.) at $1,223.70 (U.S.) an ounce and March copper contracts fell four cents at $2.68 (U.S.) a pound.
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