The TSX is up 67 points despite a clash between US President Trump and G7 allies with all sectors bar healthcare (-0.29%) in positive territory.
The biggest gainers are industrials (+0.67%), info tech (+0.62%) and miners (+0.60%). Gold and silver are both higher today, though copper has dipped 0.67% to US$3.278.
Lower cannabis stocks have led to the healthcare sector slipping.
Oil prices are also down nearly 1% to US$65.12 on concerns over rising Russian production and the highest U.S. drilling activity in more than three years.
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