Financial highlights

Highlights at the close Thursday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index – 15,172.72, up 45.91 points Dow – 22,203.48, up 45.30 points (record high) S&P 500- 2,495.62, down 2.75 points Nasdaq – 6,429.08, down 31.11 points Currencies: Cdn – 81.98 cents US, down 0.07 of a cent Pound – C$1.6320, up 2.01 cents Euro – C$1.4506, down 0.11 of a cent Euro – US$1.1892, down 0.20 of a cent Oil futures: US$49.89, up 59 cents (October contract) Gold futures: US$1,329.30 per oz., up $1.30 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $22.552 per oz., up 9.4 cents $725.05 per kg., up $3.03