Canada’s main stock index closed higher on broad gains led by information technology and industrials, while U.S. markets were mixed.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 39.16 points at 16,611.84 points even as the health care index was dragged down by a plunge in shares of CannTrust Holdings Inc.
The Dow Jones industrial average ended down 79.22 points at 27,269.97 points. The S&P 500 index was up 14.09 points at 3,019.56, while the Nasdaq composite was up 70.10 points at 8,321.50.
The Canadian dollar averaged US76.12¢, up from an average of US76.09¢ on Tuesday.
The September crude contract ended down US89¢ at US$55.88 per barrel and the September natural gas contract was down US7.3¢ at US$2.20 per mmBTU.
The August gold contract closed up $1.90 at US$1,423.60 an ounce and the September copper contract rose US1.2¢ at US$2.71 a pound.