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Major North American indices mostly positive after Trump, Kim summit
Original Publication Date: June 12, 2018 6:39AM
Publication Updated: April 23, 2025 4:29AM
TORONTO – Major North American indices mostly moved up as the U.S. President and North Korean leader ended their historic summit.
The S&P/TSX composite index gained 25.69 points to 16,288.98.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average declined 1.58 points to 25,320.73. The S&P 500 index rose 4.85 points to 2,786.85 and the Nasdaq composite index moved up 43.87 points to 7,703.79.
The Canadian dollar averaged 76.90 cents US, down 0.06 of a US cent.
The July crude contract gained 26 cents to US$66.36 per barrel and the July natural gas contract shed a penny to about US$2.94 per mmBTU.
The August gold contract fell US$3.80 to US$1,299.40 an ounce and the July copper contract retreated about a penny to roughly US$3.25 a pound.
Note to readers: This is a corrected story. An earlier version stated the Canadian dollar averaged 76.82 cents US.
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