Wall Street was closed Monday to honour civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr., but the TSX advanced 0.34%. Most sectors enjoyed gains, led by energy and materials, while only four sectors lagged slightly, including tech.
Major movers included Bombardier up 7.17%, Meg Energy 6.27%, CNQ 4.35%, Calibre Mining 3.07% and Kinaxis -1.84%. Commodities were mixed. Gold added US$5 to US$2,708 an ounce, but WTI shed a dollar to dip below US$77 a barrel. Bitcoin scaled new heights early in the day to US$109,00, and finished the session 0.2% higher at US$103,775. After the inauguration of President Trump, U.S. futures were modestly up. The NYSE reopens on Tuesday.