India, March 19 -- The Canadian market ended on a buoyant note on Wednesday with its benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index climbing past 25,000 mark thanks to strong gains in technology, consumer staples, energy and financials sectors.
Investors continued to assess the impact of Trump's tariffs, and digested the Federal Reserve's policy announcement. The U.S. central bank announced its widely expected decision to once again leave interest rates unchanged, but projections signaled the central bank is still likely to lower rates later this year.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed up 363.14 points or 1.47% at 25,069.21, nearly 50 points off the day's high of 25,115.52.
Technology stocks gained, tracking the rally by U.S. tech stocks. The Inform...