TORONTO - Canada’s main stock index showed some pre-Christmas spirit, with a modest gain and a record close ahead of a two-day holiday. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index closed up 51.44 points at 17,180.15 at 1 p.m. All four markets closed three hours early for the holiday. The U.S. markets reopen Thursday after Christmas Day but the Toronto Stock Exchange remains closed until Friday. The February crude contract was up 49 cents at US$61.01 per barrel and the February natural gas contract fell 1.2 cents to US$2.205 per mmBTU.

Source: thestar December 24, 2019 16:30 UTC