P Index: Points and P Tsx

p index: The S&P/TSX composite index was up 107.19 points at 15,424.32, shortly after the trading day began, according to The Toronto Star. Aaron Vincent Elkaim / THE CANADIAN PRESS In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 285.72 points at 25,338.55. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 71.56 points at 15,388.69. The S&P 500 index was up 40.63 points at 2,769.00, while the Nasdaq composite was up 166.83 points at 7,495.89. The November crude contract was up 37 cents at 71.34 U.S. per barrel and the November natural gas contract was down 4.4 cents at 3.18 U.S. per mmBTU. Article Continued Below The December gold contract was down 7 U.S. at US 1,220.60 an ounce and the December copper contract was up 0.95 of a cent at 2.81 U.S. a pound. The Canadian dollar traded higher at 76.73 cents U.S. compared with an average of 76.70 cents U.S. on Thursday. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.