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S&P/TSX composite gains over 440 points on Monday, U.S. markets also rise

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Exzeo Group, Inc. Chairman & CEO Paresh Patel rings a ceremonial bell to celebrate his company's IPO, on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Canada’s main stock index finished 1.5 per cent higher on Monday on strength in technology and basic materials stocks, while U.S. markets also rose.

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 443.70 points at 30,604.35.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 202.86 points at 46,448.27. The S&P 500 index was up 102.13 points at 6,705.12, while the Nasdaq composite was up more than two per cent, gaining 598.92 points or 2.7 per cent at 22,872.01.

The Canadian dollar traded for 70.88 cents US compared with 70.92 cents US on Friday.

The January crude oil contract was up 78 cents US at US$58.84 per barrel.

The December gold contract was up US$14.70 at US$4,094.20 an ounce.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 24, 2025.