Stocks in Toronto came off their highs of the day, still to end the week on a upward note, as investors continued to take courage from Fed Chair Janet Yellen's statement and from strong data out of the U.S.
The S&P/TSX composite index regained 39.9 points to close the day and the week at 13,378.57
The Canadian dollar eased 0.10 cents at 75.07 cents U.S.
Industrials proved the champion among gaining stocks, Canadian National Railway acquired $1.22, or 1.7%, to $74.37. Bombardier was the most actively moving stock, gaining 13 cents, or 8.9%, to $1.59, on 14.8 million shares.
Utilities also improved, as Canadian Utilities Limited gained 58 cents, or 1.6%, to $36.00.
Health-care remained the weakest of the subgroups, as Valeant Pharmaceuticals dove $13.68, or 4.9%, to $265.01.
In the metals and mining sector, Capstone Mining shed 2.5 cents, or 5.2%, to 46 cents, while First Quantum slid seven cents, or 1.3%, to $5.47.
Gold lost as Goldcorp Inc. dipped 19 cents, or 1.1%, to $17.78. Kinross Gold erased three cents, or 1.3%, to $2.24.
ON BAYSTREET
The TSX Venture Exchange slid 2.69 points to 541.50
The 14 TSX subgroups were evenly divided between gainers and losers, as industrials charged ahead 1.7%, while utilities spiked 1.4%, real-estate gained 1.1%
The seven laggards were weighed mostly by health-care, sliding 4.9%, while metals and mining lost 1.3% and gold skidded 1%.
ON WALLSTREET
U.S. stocks closed mixed Friday, pressured by a plunge in biotechs, as investors digested Nike earnings and Fed Chair Janet Yellen's remarks.
The Dow Jones industrial average finished ahead 113.35 points to 16,314.67, with Nike jumping 9% to contribute about 66 points.
Earlier, the index gained as much as 263.91 points, or more than 1.5%.
The S&P 500 wilted 0.90 points to 1,931.34, as a 2.7% decline in health-care more than offset a 1.5% gain in financials.
The NASDAQ index lost 47.98 points, or 1%, to 4,686.50, pressured by decline of nearly 5% in the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF.
Apple closed down 0.2% on the day but posted a 1.1% gain for the week.
All three major averages are negative for 2015 and posted weekly losses.
On the earnings front, BlackBerry and Finish Line both posted results before the bell.
BlackBerry plunged 7.5% after the struggling handset maker reported earnings that missed significantly on both the top and bottom line. The firm also projected "modest" sequential quarterly revenue growth for the rest of fiscal 2016.
Finish Line closed down nearly 20% after the athletic apparel and footwear retailer missed on revenue. Same-store sales rose 1.5%.
On the data front, the second revision for second-quarter Gross Domestic Product was revised higher to 3.9%, boosted by stronger consumer spending and construction.
Consumer sentiment fell for the third straight month in September to 87.2, the lowest in nearly a year.
Prices for 10-year U.S. Treasuries slumped, raising yields to 2.17% from Thursday’s 2.13%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices gained 69 cents a barrel to $45.60 U.S.
Gold prices dipped $7.80 to $1,146 U.S. an ounce.
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