TSX recap: Index climbs 0.65% in post-Christmas trading

Canada's main stock index closed higher on its first day of trading after Christmas, while U.S. stock markets were also up after wavering earlier in the day.

The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 134.72 points, or 0.65 per cent, at 21,015.91.

In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 111.19 points at 37,656.52. The S&P 500 Index was up 6.83 points at 4,781.58, while the Nasdaq Composite was also 24.60 points at 15,099.18.

The Canadian dollar traded for 75.73 cents U.S. compared with 75.43 cents U.S. on Friday.