Canada’s main stock index was up more than 600 points in a broad-based rally, while U.S. stock markets also stormed higher after a report showing the annual pace of inflation in the United States eased in October.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 633.83 points at 19,978.08.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 938.04 points at 33,451.98. The S&P 500 index was up 165.51 points at 3,914.08, while the Nasdaq composite was up 607.09 points at 10,960.27.
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The Canadian dollar traded for 74.77 cents US compared with 74.18 cents US on Wednesday.
The December crude contract was up 82 cents at US$86.65 per barrel and the December natural gas contract was up 23 cents at US$6.09 per mmBTU.
The December gold contract was up US$37.10 at US$1,750.80 an ounce and the December copper contract was up eight cents at US$3.78 a pound.
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