TORONTO - The Toronto Stock Exchange headed higher in early trading today amid worries about the possible economic effects of the attacks in Paris last week.
The S&P/TSX composite index ained 23.23 points to reach 13,098.65, helped by strength in the gold and health care sectors.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrials were down 13.37 points at 17,231.87, while the broader S&P 500 index gained 0.21 of a point at 2,023.25.
The Nasdaq lost 6.86 points at 4,921.02.
On the commodity markets, the December gold contract gained US$4.30 at US$1,085.20, while the December crude oil contract slipped 15 points to US$40.59.
The December contract for natural gas was up 1.4 cents at US$2.375.
The Canadian dollar was down 0.16 of a cent to 74.93 cents U.S.
Source:http://www.theprovince.com/business/fp/toronto+market+opens+higher+helped+gold+health+care+stocks+mixed/11520450/story.html
