Financials help lift index in Toronto, while U.S. stock markets also rise

TORONTO — The financial sector helped lift Canada’s main stock index to a triple-digit advance in late-morning trading. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 104.02 points at 16,747.30. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 70.90 points at 27,253.35. The S&P 500 index was up 5.82 points at 3,015.39, while the Nasdaq composite […]