A spike in energy and mining shares offset a drop among the financial, tech and healthcare sectors on Thursday.
U.S. markets were split, though new labour market data lifted some hope that the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates.
The Canadian dollar traded for 73.15 cents U.S. compared with 73.06 cents U.S. on Wednesday.
U.S. crude futures traded $1.48 higher at $75.55 a barrel, and the Brent contract added $1.49 to $79.88 a barrel.
The price of gold was up US$17.69 to US$2,372.78.
In world markets, the Nikkei was up 213.34 points to 38,703.51, the Hang Seng was up 51.84 points to 18,476.80, the FTSE was up 38.39 points to 8,285.34, and the DAX was up 76.73 points to 18,652.67.
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