Real estate stocks send S&P/TSX composite higher, U.S. markets post gains

The TSX ticker is shown in Toronto on May 10, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

TORONTO — Strength in the real estate sector helped Canada’s main stock index close higher on Friday, while U.S. markets also gained ground. 

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 81.76 points at 30,260.74.  

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 40.75 points at 47,562.87. The S&P 500 index was up 17.86 points at 6,840.20, while the Nasdaq composite was up 143.81 points at 23,724.96.

The Canadian dollar traded for 71.34 cents US compared with 71.49 cents US on Thursday.

The December crude oil contract was up 41 cents US at US$60.98 per barrel. 

The December gold contract was down US$19.40 at US$3,996.50 an ounce.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 31, 2025.