India, April 17 -- The Canadian market, which retreated after an early upmove Thursday morning, gained in strength in late morning trades with stocks from energy, communications and utilities sectors moving higher on fairly strong buying support.
However, with a long weekend ahead, and the trade policy of U.S. President Donald Trump remaining uncertain, the mood in the market is quite cautious so far.
The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index is up 101.71 points or 0.43% at 24,208.50, recovering from a low of 24,058.27. The index looks set to end the holiday-shortened week with a gain of about 2.5%.
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