India, April 16 -- Canadian stocks saw considerable volatility over the course of the trading session on Wednesday before eventually ending the day modestly higher.
After moving higher early in the session, the S&P/TSX Composite Index pulled back into negative territory before rebounding going into the close to end the day up 38.86 points or 0.2 percent at 24,106.79.
The uptick by the benchmark index partly reflected strength among energy stocks, with the S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index jumping by 2.0 percent.
The rally by energy stocks came as the price of crude oil surged partly due to the U.S. imposing new sanctions on Chinese importers of Iranian crude oil.
A spike the price of gold also contributed to substantial strength among gold st...