Gold miners help lift S&P/TSX composite as gold tops US$2,000 an ounce

TORONTO — The materials sector, which includes the gold miners, helped lift Canada’s main stock index in early trading Tuesday as the price of gold topped US$2,000 an ounce. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 32.13 points at 16,688.25. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 4.23 points at 27,840.68. The S&P 500 index […]