Toronto stocks ended higher Friday, buoyed by gains in the resource sectors and in the information technology group.

The S&P/TSX composite index gained 66.42 points, or 0.47%, to 14,295.86.

For the week, the benchmark index rose 0.44%.

Eight of the 10 TSX main sub-groups were up.

The energy index advanced 0.42%.

Light, sweet crude for November delivery closed up 61¢ to close at a record high of US$83.69.

EnCana Corp. gained 94¢, or 1.51%, to $63.29.

The materials index gained 1.09%, while the gold index moved up 0.97%.

December gold futures fell $1.50 at US$755.20.

Kinross Gold Corp. gained 29¢, or 1.85%, to $15.95.

Information technology group gained 1.60%.

Nortel Networks Corp. gained 41¢, or 2.55%, to $16.46.

The junior S&P/TSX Venture composite index gained 42.93, or 1.47%, to 2,961.90.

The Canadian dollar added 0.33 of a cent to US102.76¢.

In New York, markets moved up driven by a takeover bid in the software sector, data showing strength in consumer spending.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 77.96 points, or 0.56%, to 14,093.08, the Nasdaq composite index rose 33.48, or 1.21%, to 2,805.68 and the S&P500 lifted 7.39, or 0.48%, to 1,561.80.

For the week, the Dow gained 0.2%, the S&P 500 rose 0.3% and the Nasdaq advanced 0.9%.