TORONTO — Strength in resource and industrial stocks helped Canada's main stock index close higher Thursday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.In New York, where markets were closed on Wednesday for the Juneteenth holiday, the Dow Jones industrial average ended up 299.90 points at 39,134.76. The S&P 500 index was down 13.86 points at 5,473.17, while the Nasdaq composite was down 140.64 points at 17,721.59.The August crude oil contract traded for US$82.17 per barrel, up US$1.
The August gold contract traded for US$2,369 an ounce, up US$22.10, while the July copper contract was up seven cents at US$4.56 a pound.The Canadian Press
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