TSX sets record close in posting best week since April; U.S. markets also rise

NEW YORK -- Canada's main stock index rose for a fifth straight day to end its best week in 10 months as optimism continued to fuel gains despite disappointing jobs numbers.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 93.93 points to 18,135.90.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 92.38 points at 31,148.24. The S&P 500 index was up 15.09 points at 3,886.83, while the Nasdaq composite was up 78.56 points at 13,856.30.

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The Canadian dollar traded for 78.27 cents US compared with 77.95 cents US on Thursday.

The March crude oil contract was up 62 cents at US$56.85 per barrel and the March natural gas contract was down 7.2 cents at US$2.86 per mmBTU.

The April gold contract was up US$21.80 at US$1,813.00 an ounce and the March copper contract was up 7.3 cents at nearly US$3.63 a pound.