TORONTO, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Canadian stock market kept growing Wednesday, for the ninth straight day, because of gains in the financial and health care sectors.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index rose 64.98 points, or 0.43 percent, to conclude Wednesday at 15,111.26 points. It has grown nearly 800 points since the start of 2019.
The Canadian dollar eked higher 0.03 cent to 0.7544 U.S. dollar.
On the market, 139 issues rose while 93 stocks fell. There were four new highs and one new low, with total volume of 248.4 million shares.
The energy sector fell 0.99 point, or 0.65 percent while the financial group climbed 2.96 points, or 1.05 percent.
Among energy stocks, Suncor lost 52 cents to 40.83 Canadian dollars while Canadian Natural Resources fell 60 cents to 36.60 Canadian dollars.
In the financial group, Royal Bank advanced 62 cents to 97.89 Canadian dollars while Scotiabank jumped 75 cents to 72.32 Canadian dollars.
In the health sector, Aurora Cannabis rose 5.3 percent to 9.75 Canadian dollars, while Canopy Growth added 2.2 percent to 56.12 Canadian dollars.
In materials stocks, First Quantum Minerals soared 14.5 percent to 12.54 Canadian dollars while Agnico Eagle Mines climbed 13 cents to 52.03 Canadian dollars.
