Canada’s main stock index inched higher on gains by key commodities sectors despite a dip in crude and gold prices and a selloff in technology stocks.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 42.25 points at 16,537.34.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 73.92 points at 26,909.43. The S&P 500 index was up 0.96 of a point at 2,979.39, while the Nasdaq composite was down 3.28 points at 8,084.16.

The Canadian dollar traded for an average of US76.03¢, compared with an average of US76.02¢ on Monday.

The October crude contract was down US45¢ at US$57.40 per barrel and the October natural gas contract was down half a cent at US$2.58 per mmBTU.

The December gold contract was down US$11.90 at US$1,499.20 an ounce and the December copper contract was flat at US$2.63 a pound.