Canada’s main stock index was up more than 200 points in late-morning trading as it regained some of the ground it lost on Tuesday when it plunged nearly 500 points.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 202.12 points at 20,787.09.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 49.73 points at 38,322.48. The S&P 500 index was up 21.74 points at 4,974.91, while the Nasdaq composite was up 83.61 points at 15,739.21.
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The Canadian dollar traded for 73.76 cents US compared with 73.77 cents US on Tuesday.
The March crude oil contract was down seven cents at US$77.80 per barrel and the March natural gas contract was down seven cents at US$1.62 per mmBTU.
The April gold contract was down US$3.90 at US$2,003.30 an ounce and the March copper contract was down less than a penny at US$3.71 a pound.
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