The TSX composite was higher, rising 19.55 points to 12,714.69 in mid-morning trading on Tuesday. The Dow gained 107.13 to 14,679.98, while NASDAQ rose 28.52 to 3,267.70.
Blackberry (TSX: T.BB, Stock Forum) gained 0.52% to $15.43 on 2.2 million trades in mid-morning on Tuesday.
Cyprus’s government wants more time to reach targets required in return for 10 billion euros in international funds after agreeing to impose losses on uninsured depositors at the country’s two biggest banks.
The price of gold dropped US$16.61 to US$1,583.09 an ounce, while silver slipped US$0.53 to U$27.50 an ounce.