Markets

TSX closes slightly higher, U.S. stock markets mixed after BoC and Fed cut rates

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The Canadian Press

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A signboard displays the TSX as women walk past the Richmond Adelaide Centre in the financial district in Toronto on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index finished narrowly in positive territory, while U.S. markets were mixed after central banks on both sides of the border cut interest rates. 

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 6.43 points at 29,321.66.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 260.42 points at 46,018.32. The S&P 500 index was down 6.41 points at 6,600.35, while the Nasdaq composite was down 72.63 points at 22,261.33.

The Canadian dollar traded for 72.67 cents US compared with 72.74 cents US on Tuesday.

The November crude oil contract was down 46 cents US at US$63.70 per barrel.

The December gold contract was down US$7.30 at US$3,717.80 an ounce.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 17, 2025.