TORONTO - Canada’s main stock index has extended its winning streak to the longest in almost five years despite data pointing to lower economic growth in China and around the world. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 50.33 points to 15,354.16. The fading name on the building in Toronto that used to house the Toronto Stock Exchange is pictured on August 18, 2011. ( Aaron Vincent Elkaim / THE CANADIAN PRESS )U.S. stock markets were closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Canadian dollar traded at an average of 75.20 cents US compared with an average of 75.41 cents US on Friday.

Source: thestar January 21, 2019 16:18 UTC