TSX recap: Index ticks higher on energy, tech and metals

Strength in energy, technology and battery metals stocks helped Canada's main stock index tick higher Wednesday, while U.S. stock markets also rose.

The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed up 39.91 points, or 0.20 per cent, at 20,330.32.

In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 37.57 points at 34,890.24. The S&P 500 Index was up 17.24 points at 4,514.87, while the Nasdaq Composite was up 75.55 points at 14,019.31.

The Canadian dollar traded for 73.88 cents U.S. compared with 73.57 cents U.S. on Tuesday.