North American stock markets were mixed in late-morning trading as the Toronto market stepped back, but U.S. indices crept higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 23.28 points to 15,625.12 after 90 minutes of trading. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 16.34 points to 20,608.20, the S&P 500 index added 3.25 points to 2,348.18 and the Nasdaq composite index was up 20.24 points to 5,856.40. The Canadian dollar was trading at 75.41 cents U.S., up a 0.07 of a cent from Wednesday. The May crude contract was down one cent at $53.10 (U.S.) per barrel and the May natural gas contract was up two cents at $3.21 per mmBTU.

Source: thestar April 13, 2017 15:56 UTC