S&P/TSX composite ticks higher on energy, tech and metals, U.S. markets also rise

TORONTO — Strength in energy, technology and battery metals stocks helped Canada's main stock index tick higher Wednesday, while U.S. stock markets also rose.In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 37.57 points at 34,890.24. The S&P 500 index was up 17.24 points at 4,514.87, while the Nasdaq composite was up 75.55 points at 14,019.31.The October crude contract was up 47 cents at US$81.63 per barrel and the October natural gas contract was up 13 cents at US$2.80 per mmBTU.

The December gold contract was up US$7.90 at US$1,973 an ounce and the December copper contract was up half a penny at US$3.84 a pound.The Canadian Press

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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock ExchangeTORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,025.14, up 189.39 points): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up 43 cents, or 0.96 per cent, to $45.20 on 13.0 million shares. Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 35 cents, or 0.75 per cent, to $47.18 on 12.0 million shares. Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Up 12 cents, or 0.49 per cent, to $24.45 on 9.1 million shares. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ). Energ
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