Toronto stocks closed higher, registering a triple-digit gain, as resurgent oil and gold prices fuelled a market rally.

The S&P/TSX composite index moved up 109.18, or 0.94%, to 11,751.58.

Eight of the 10 TSX main sub-groups were up, with the energy sector surging 1.98%.

The November contract for light, sweet crude ran up $1.95 to close at US$62.96 a barrel.

EnCana Corp. gained $1.26, or 2.48%, to $52.16.

The materials sector lifted 1.86%, while the gold sub-sector shot up 3.84%.

The benchmark December gold contract moved up $6.20 at US$603.30 an ounce.

Barrick Gold Corp. rose a $1, or 2.98%, to $34.58.

The Canadian dollar closed up 0.20 of a cent to US89.98¢.

The S&P/TSX Venture Exchange index up 26.41, or 1.09%, to 2,455.30.

In New York, markets were up as investors reacted to some strong corporate reports.

The Dow industrials closed up 19.85 points at 11,689.24 and reached a high of 11,720.77 during intra-day trading, 2 points off its all-time high.

The Nasdaq Composite Index moved up 2.05 points at 2,263, while the S&P 500 Index ended essentially flat, up 0.25 point to 1,336.