S&P/TSX composite rises more than 400 points to set a new record, U.S. markets mixed

A man walks past a building in Toronto that used to house the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday, August 18 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index drove further into record territory on Thursday, helped by gains in the basic materials sector, while U.S. markets were mixed.   

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 415.52 points at 35,217.06.  

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In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 874.86 points at 51,561.93. The S&P 500 index was up 30.63 points at 7,584.31, while the Nasdaq composite was down 23.02 points at 26,830.96.  

The Canadian dollar traded for 71.96 cents US compared with 72.03 cents US on Wednesday.  

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The July crude oil contract was down US$2.98 at US$93.04 per barrel.

The August gold contract was up US$38.10 at US$4,505.00 an ounce.  

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 4, 2026.