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Major North American indices rebounded today after closing in the red the day before.

The S&P/TSX composite index gained 12.15 points to 16,031.01.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average moved up 181.18 points to 26,031.81. The S&P 500 index rose 17.79 points to 2,792.67, while the Nasdaq composite advanced 67.84 points to 7,527.54.

The Canadian dollar averaged 75.91 cents US, up 0.13 of a US cent from Wednesday.

The April crude contract rose 30 cents to US$57.26 per barrel and the April natural gas contract gained about two cents to roughly US$2.74 per mmBTU.

The April gold contract advanced US$5.00 to US$1,332.80 an ounce and the March copper contract ahead about six cents to US$2.95 a pound.