TORONTO — Strength in energy stocks as the price of oil moved higher helped boost Canada's main stock index, while U.S. stock markets were mixed in late-morning trading.In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 10.05 points at 34,673.77. The S&P 500 index was down 18.28 points at 4,469.18, while the Nasdaq composite was down 110.99 points at 13,806.91.The October crude contract was up US$1.98 at US$89.27 per barrel and the October natural gas contract was up 13 cents at US$2.
The December gold contract was down US$11.10 at US$1,936.10 an ounce and the December copper contract was down two cents at US$3.78 a pound.The Canadian Press