TORONTO — Stock markets in Canada and the U.S. finished in solidly positive territory as investors on both sides of the border awaited jobs news that could portend possible interest rate cuts.

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 164.53 points at 28,915.89.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 350.06 points at 45,621.29. The S&P 500 index was up 53.82 points at 6,502.08, while the Nasdaq composite was up 209.97 points at 21,707.69.

The Canadian dollar closed at 72.31 cents US compared with 72.50 cents US on Wednesday.

The October crude oil contract was down 49 cents US at US$63.48 per barrel.

The December gold contract was down US$28.80 at US$3,606.70 an ounce.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 4, 2025.

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