Toronto stocks ended higher Monday as mining issues extended their recent rally. The S&P/TSX composite index rose 54.32 points, or 0.6%, to close at 9,176.94. Volume was moderate at 222 million shares.

The materials sector, home to mining stocks, rose 1%, while the heavyweight financial index chipped in with a 0.7% gain.

Shares of uranium miner Cameco rose $4.65, or 4%, to $120.50, while fertilizer producer Potash Corp. finished ahead $2.18, or 2%, at $102.18.

Among financial issues Sun Life Financial rose 85¢, or 2%, to $40.10, while Bank of Montreal added up 59¢, or 1%, to $56.73


The junior S&P/TSX Venture composite index edged down 1.72 points to 1,736.91.

The Canadian dollar slipped 0.15 of a cent to US81.34¢.

In New York, stocks finished mixed as lower oil prices eased concern about high energy costs cutting into corporate profits, while technology shares eased slightly.

The Dow was up 11.68 points, or 0.11%, to close at 10,661.60 and the S&P 500 was up 0.46 of a point, or 0.04%, to finish at 1,194.66.

The Nasdaq composite index was down 7.35 points, or 0.34%, to end at 2,127.85.