u.s .,: Points and P Tsx

u.s .,: The S&P/TSX composite index in Toronto gained 69.37 points at 14,618.97, as the energy sector weighed on the market, according to The Toronto Star. In the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average added 15.54 points to 18,144.20, while the S&P 500 advanced 2.45 points to 2,139.18. By The Canadian Press Wed., Oct. 12, 2016 Rising gold and materials stocks helped push the Toronto stock market higher, while New York indices stayed flat as minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve showed it made a close call when it decided to hold off on hiking interest rates last month. The Nasdaq composite lost 7.77 points at 5,239.02. Oil prices had briefly dipped below $50 a barrel earlier in the day, after hitting their highest level in more than a year on Monday. The Canadian dollar fell 0.10 of a cent to 75.42 cents U.S., as the November crude contract faded 61 cents at $50.18 per barrel. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.