Canadian stocks are moderately higher with the S&P/TSX Composite Index recovering from early losses – it opened 35 points lower than the previous close – to now stand just over 20 points
The Toronto stock market was modestly higher in afternoon trading after Statistics Canada reported 40,000 new jobs last month and the unemployment rate dropped to a four-year low of 7.1%. The
Latin American markets are mixed today, with the Brazil’s Ibovespa index falling for the first time in three days after new data showed a decrease in industrial production.