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Canadian stocks rose Monday, boosted by news of the Spanish banks-bailout agreement. The S&P TSX (CA:$ISPTX) -0.12% traded at 11,571.83, or up 0.1%, with the financial sector (XX:TTFS) +0.16% leading the gain with a rise of 0.5%.
The metal and mining sector (XX:TTMN) -0.49% rose 0.1%. On Friday, the S&P TSX Composite index closed with the largest one-day decline since June 1.
The Canadian dollar USDCAD +0.59%weakened, with the U.S. dollar buying C$1.0271 vs. C$1.0224 in the prior session.
This news has been reported by Market Watch.
