CANADA STOCKS-TSX hits record high after domestic jobs data
BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 10/11/24 09:35 AM EDTOct 11 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index hit a record high on Friday led by gains in mining stocks, while traders raised bets for a quarter-point interest rate cut by the country's central bank later this month after a surprise dip in domestic unemployment rate.
At 9:31 a.m. ET (13:31 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 40.37 points, or 0.17%, at 24,342.63. (Reporting by Nikhil Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Leroy Leo)