S&P/TSX composite up more than 600 points, U.S. markets mixed to close volatile week

Friday’s trading session may have marked “a little bit of a buyback” given some of the recent risks, he said.The S&P/TSX composite index was up 608.43 points at 33,073.71.In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 48.95 points at 49,500.93. The S&P 500 index was up 3.41 points at 6,836.17, while the Nasdaq composite was down 50.48 points at 22,546.67.The Canadian stock market benefited from gains in the basic materials sector.One of the factors helping that sector, Reid said, could be investors se ...