TSX climbs as technology, healthcare stocks rise By Reuters

(Reuters) -Canada’s main stock index rose on Thursday, buoyed by gains in technology and healthcare stocks, reflecting the gains in its Wall Street peers after chip designer Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA)’s strong quarterly results and forecast. At 10:27 a.m. ET (15:27 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was up 122.03 points, or 0.58%, at 21,294.41. Information technology stocks led gains on the index with a 1.5% rise and are set to snap their three-session losing streak. Electronic company Celestica (NYSE:CLS) rose 10.4%, the highest among the tech stocks. Wall Street’s main indexes also opened higher on Thursday as Nvidia’s bumper results and forecast powered an AI-led rally, with the benchmark S&P 500 briefly notching a fresh record high. [.N] “The…

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