Toronto stocks moved higher Tuesday, driven ahead by gains in the resources sectors.

The S&P/TSX composite index gained 66.64 points, or 0.53%, to 13,014.60.

Six of the 10 TSX main sub-groups moved up, with the energy sector rising 1.60%.

Light, sweet crude for March delivery climbed $2.96 to US$56.97 a barrel.

EnCana Corp. gained $1.83, or 3.32%, to $56.91.

The materials index finished up 1.00%, while the gold sub-index gained 1.03%.

Gold for February delivery closed up $1.00 at US$644.20 an ounce.

Yamana Resources Inc. moved up 17¢, or 1.10%, to $15.57.

The utilities sector moved down 1.03%. TransAlta Corp. fell 70¢, or 2.69%, to $25.30.

The Canadian dollar gained 0.17 of a cent to US84.74¢.

The S&P/TSX Venture composite index moved up 14.07 points, or 0.48%, to 2,919.58.

In New York, markets moved higher on good corporate earnings news and optimism of the economy’s prospects.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 32.53, or 0.26%, to 12,523.31, the Nasdaq composite moved up 7.55, or 0.31%, to 2,448.64, and the S&P500 gained 8.20, or 0.58%, to 1,428.82.