S&P/TSX composite up in late-morning trading, U.S. stock markets mixed

A man walks by an office building across from a securities firm showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

TORONTO -

Canada's main stock index was up in late-morning trading as gains in the industrials sector helped lead stocks higher, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 79.60 points at 20,290.80.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 52.89 points at 34,242.86. The S&P 500 index was down 9.30 points at 3,973.87, while the Nasdaq composite was down 24.14 points at 10,976.97.

The Canadian dollar traded for 74.53 cents US compared with 74.75 cents US on Thursday.

The February crude contract was up US$1.10 at US$79.49 per barrel and the February natural gas contract was down eight cents at US$3.62 per mmBTU.

The February gold contract was up US$16.00 at US$1,914.80 an ounce and the March copper contract was down a penny at US$4.19 a pound.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 13, 2023