The S&P/TSX composite index was up 62.13 points at 16,221.63. Gains in the influential financial and energy sectors helped boost Canada’s main stock index higher in late-morning trading. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 58.12 points at 26,550.33. The S&P 500 index was up 6.57 points at 2,922.13, while the Nasdaq composite was up 22.61 points at 8,030.08. The Canadian dollar traded lower at 77.10 cents U.S. compared with an average of 77.23 cents U.S. on Tuesday.

Source: thestar September 26, 2018 15:22 UTC