S&P/TSX Surges on Oil Prices

0:00It's March 30. Canada News Today starts now, AI-powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. Canada's main stock index, the S&P-slash TSX composite, serves 333 points to 32,294. Fueled by oil prices breaking past $100 a barrel in late trading. That energy boost had markets moving, with the May crude contract climbing $2.66 to $102.30 per barrel. US exchanges showed a split picture, traders reacting to mixed signals, where the Dow jumped $3.34 to $45,500, the S&P-500 edged up 18 points to $6,387, but the NASDAQ dibs 6 points to $20,943. The Canadian dollar weakened a bit, trading at $71.80 U.S. since compared to $72.07 the day before, wow. Gold futures for June rose $38.70 to $4,563.

1:05Overall, commodities are stealing the show today, lifting North American markets higher as investors' eye energy plays amid global demand.