TSX recap: Index closes 0.49% higher amid broad-base gains

Canada's main stock index was up nearly 100 points Monday, with broad-based gains in most sectors, while U.S. stock markets also climbed higher. 

The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 96.10 points, 0.49 per cent, at 19,545.91.

In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 423.78 points at 32,827.00. The S&P 500 Index was up 36.25 points at 3,806.80, while the Nasdaq Composite was up 89.26 points at 10,564.52.

The Canadian dollar traded for 74.11 cents U.S., compared with 73.98 cents U.S. on Friday.

The December crude contract was down 82 cents at US$91.79 per barrel and the December natural gas contract was up 54 cents at US$6.94 per mmBTU.

The December gold contract was up US$3.90 at US$1,680.50 an ounce and the December copper contract was down eight cents at US$3.60 a pound.