India, June 11 -- The Canadian market is modestly higher a little past noon on Wednesday, after hitting a fresh record high earlier in the session, amid easing Sino-US trade tensions, somewhat tame U.S. consumer price inflation data, and higher crude oil prices.
Data from Statistics Canada showed building permits in Canada plunged 6.6% in April, after falling 5.3% in March.
Consumer discretionary and technology stocks are among the top gainers. Stocks from energy and healthcare sectors are also finding good support.
The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 64.40 points or 0.25% at 26,490.71 about half an hour past noon. The index climbed to a fresh record high 26,586.76 earlier in the session.
The Consumer Discretionary Capped Index...