A broad-based rally pushed Canada's main stock index up more than 400 points in early-afternoon trading, while U.S. stock markets were also up.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 640.27 points at 30,131.16. The S&P 500 index was up 86.94 points at 3,765.37, while the Nasdaq composite was up 275.86 points at 11,091.30.The November crude contract was up US$2.71 at US$86.34 per barrel and the November natural gas contract was up 39 cents at US$6.86 per mmBTU.
The December gold contract was up US$28.10 at US$1,730.10 an ounce and the December copper contract was up seven cents at US$3.48 a pound.
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