India, Jan. 30 -- The Canadian market is up firmly in positive territory a little before noon on Thursday with stocks from several sectors moving higher on strong buying support.
Mining stocks are up sharply following a notable increase in metal prices, and technology stocks are gaining in strength, tracking impressive earnings updates from a few big name U.S. tech companies.
The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index is up 356.70 points or 1.4% at 25,830.00 about a quarter to noon, slightly off a new record high of 25,845.23 touched this morning.
The Capped Materials Index is climbing up 3.6%. MAG Silver Corp (MAG.TO), Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI.TO), Silvercrest Metals (SIL.TO), First Majestic Silver (AG.TO), Aya Gold & Silver (AYA.TO), Pan A...