Cent Year: P Tsx and Estate Stocks

cent year: In Toronto, the S&P/TSX composite index climbed 12.93 points at 15,305.89, inching higher with help from a rise in industrials, utilities and real estate stocks, according to The Toronto Star. The index, which is weighted heavily in commodities, has been on a tear this year, gaining more than 17 per cent year to date. Frank Gunn / THE CANADIAN PRESS By Linda Nguyen The Canadian Press Wed., Dec. 21, 2016 North American stock markets exhibited little movement Wednesday, with trading volumes tapering off ahead of the Christmas holiday long weekend. Investors had held a bleak picture for the S&P/TSX at the start of the year, when it opened at 12,927.15 amid low oil prices and a poor outlook for the energy industry. Article Continued Below That deal finally materialized on Nov. 30 when OPEC agreed to decrease production by 1.2 million barrels a day starting in January. But as the months progressed, hope began to build over the prospects of a supply cut from OPEC members. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.