A broad rally led by the energy sector sent Canada’s main stock index higher while U.S. markets ran out of gas after getting a morning boost.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 201.17 points at 18,595.62.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 215.65 points at 31,072.61. The S&P 500 index was down 32.31 points at 3,830.85, while the Nasdaq composite was down 92.37 points at 11,360.05.
The Canadian dollar traded for 77.23 cents US compared with 76.70 cents US on Friday.
The September crude oil contract was up US$4.85 at US$99.42 per barrel and the August natural gas contract was up 46.3 cents at US$7.48 per mmBTU.
The August gold contract was up US$6.60 at US$1,710.20 an ounce and the September copper contract was up 11.2 cents at nearly US$3.35 a pound.
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