P Tsx: Wall Street and Canadian Dollar

p tsx: In Toronto, the S&P/TSX composite index climbed 23.11 points at 15,292.96, according to The Toronto Star. The Canadian dollar was up 0.28 of a U.S. cent at 74.81 cents US. On Wall Street, indexes were helped by rising shares in banks and travel companies. Rene Johnston / Toronto Star file photo By Linda Nguyen The Canadian Press Tues., Dec. 20, 2016 Strength in metals and materials stocks elevated Canada's largest stock market for a fourth straight day on Tuesday, while markets in New York set new records. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 91.56 points to 19,974.62, reaching new heights and inching closer towards the 20,000 mark. Ben Jang, a portfolio manager at Nicola Wealth Management, says North American stock markets are continuing to show there is room for growth during the last full week of trading before the end of the year. The S&P 500 rose 8.23 points to 2,270.76, while the Nasdaq composite also hit a record, climbing 26.50 points to 5,483.94. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.