Canada’s main stock index posted a triple-digit gain led by the energy sector, while U.S. stock markets posted stronger gains.
The S&P/TSX composite index ended up 112.84 points, or 0.69%, at 16,384.49.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average closed up 326.15 points, or 1.25%, at 26,362.25. The S&P 500 index was up 36.64 points, or 1.27%, at 2,924.58, while the Nasdaq composite was up 116.51 points, or 1.48%, at 7,973.39.
The Canadian dollar averaged US75.21¢, up from an average of US75.18¢ on Wednesday.
The October crude contract closed up US93¢ at US$56.71 per barrel and the October natural gas contract ended up US7.4¢ at US$2.30 per mmBTU.
The December gold contract ended down $12.20 at US$1,536.90 an ounce and the December copper contract was up US1.3¢ at US$2.58 a pound.