Canada’s benchmark stock index opened higher Wednesday as all subgroups gained, except for materials.
At 9:41 a.m. ET the S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 116.24 points to 19,088.92. Wednesday's increase comes after the TSX fell 131.8 points, or 0.69 per cent, Tuesday.
Canadian National Railway Co., Shopify Inc., and Brookfield Asset Management Inc. were among the stocks adding the most points to the index. Hours ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision, markets in New York were mixed Wednesday morning. The S&P 500 fell 1.15 per cent, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.49 per cent higher and the Nasdaq was up 1.86 per cent.
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