Broad-based strength among Canadian equities led by battery metals helped lift Canada's main stock index Wednesday, while U.S. markets also rose. 

The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 114.60 points, or 0.56 per cent, at 20,491.17.

In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 109.28 points at 35,061.21. The S&P 500 Index was up 10.74 points at 4,565.72, while the Nasdaq Composite was up 4.38 points at 14,358.02.

The Canadian dollar traded for 75.93 cents U.S., compared with 75.82 cents U.S. on Tuesday.

The September crude oil contract was down 37 cents at US$75.29 per barrel and the August natural gas contract was down three cents at US$2.60 per mm/BTU.

The August gold contract was unchanged at US$1,980.80 an ounce and the September copper contract was down two cents at US$3.81 a pound.