North American stock indexes have made further advances into record high territory today.
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was at 15,920.52 points after 90 minutes of trading, up 81.89 points from the previous close and above the previous all-time intraday high of 15,865.51.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was at 20,733.81 points, a gain of 109.76 points.
The S&P 500 was up 12.49 points at 2,363.65 and the Nasdaq composite added 21.78 points at 5,860.36, both above their previous all-time highs.
The Canadian dollar was at 76.11 cents US, down 0.13 of a U.S. cent from Friday’s close before the holiday weekend.
The April crude contract was at $54.56 (U.S.), up 78 cents per barrel, and April natural gas contracts were at $2.76 per mmBTU, down 19 cents.
April gold was down $4.10 at $1,234.90 an ounce and March copper contracts were up five cents at $2.75 a pound.
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