Canada’s main stock index headed higher in late-morning trading after a technical problem shut down the Toronto Stock Exchange early at the end of last week. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 21.05 points to 15,689.98, after 90 minutes of trading. The S&P 500 index was up 8.28 points to 2,678.19 and the Nasdaq composite index was up 29.81 points to 7,149.61. The Canadian dollar was trading at 77.99 cents U.S., up from an average value of 77.78 cents U.S. on Friday. The June crude contract was up 10 cents to $68.20 (U.S.) per barrel and the June natural gas contract was down four cents to $2.73 per mmBTU.

Source: thestar April 30, 2018 14:19 UTC