tsx ticker: The TSX ticker is shown in Toronto on May 10, 2013, according to The Toronto Star. Frank Gunn / THE CANADIAN PRESS Ten of the 11 major sectors were up on the day, led by materials and energy on higher commodity prices. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 83.55 points at 16,494.43, but was down 119 points for the week, following four days of losses. The June gold contract was up US 9.30 at US 1,281.30 an ounce and the July copper contract was up 3.95 cents at US 2.82 a pound. Energy partially rebounded from crude price decreases that have seen the price of West Texas Intermediate drop by more than two per cent this week, but still remains up 36.4 per cent year-to-date. The June crude contract was up 13 cents at US 61.94 per barrel and the June natural gas contract was down 2.2 cents at US 2.57 per mmBTU. Article Continued Below The metals sector's increase was led by Sherritt International and Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd., which gained 7.1 and 4.6 per cent respectively.
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