TORONTO — Strength in base metal stocks helped boost Canada’s main stock index on Tuesday, while U.S. markets also climbed as Americans headed to the polls for election day.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 131.84 points at 24,387.90.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 427.28 points at 42,221.88. The S&P 500 index was up 70.07 points at 5,782.76, while the Nasdaq composite was up 259.19 points at 18,439.17.

The Canadian dollar traded for 72.18 cents US compared with 71.97 cents US on Monday.

The December crude oil contract was up 52 cents at US$71.99 per barrel and the December natural gas contract was down 11 cents at US$2.67 per mmBTU.

The December gold contract was up US$3.50 at US$2,749.70 an ounce and the December copper contract was up five cents at US$4.48 a pound.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 5, 2024.

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