Canada’s S&P/TSX Composite opens 0.9% higher
The index was at 35,879.03 points at 9:30 a.m. ET. Gold-price gains lifted mining stocks, while Democrats swept the US midterm elections.
Canada's main stock index opened higher on Wednesday after Democrats secured sweeping victories in the US midterm elections, while gains in gold prices lifted mining stocks.The S&P/TSX Composite Index TSX:TSX was up 0.9% at 35,879.03 points at 9:30 a.m. ET.