Dow Jones: Points and Wall Street

dow jones: On Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average advanced 142.04 points to 19,756.85, while the S&P 500 gained 13.34 points at 2,259.53, according to The Toronto Star. The Nasdaq composite rose 27.14 points at 5,444.50. Frank Gunn / THE CANADIAN PRESS By The Canadian Press Fri., Dec. 9, 2016 Major New York indexes hit a second consecutive day of record highs, while the Toronto stock market inched up to continue a six-day rise. North of the border, Toronto S&P/TSX composite index added 17.00 points at 15,312.20. Elsewhere in commodities, the February gold contract shed 10.50 at 1,161.90 U.S. per ounce, March copper added about two cents at 2.65 U.S. per pound, and January natural gas gained about five cents at 3.75 U.S. per mmBTU. Article Continued Below The Canadian dollar added 0.06 of a U.S. cent at 75.87 cents US. Read more about Tsx The Morning Headlines Newsletter Delivered daily to your inbox. The January crude oil contract climbed 66 cents to 51.50 U.S. per barrel. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.