The Toronto Stock Exchange extended its winning streak for the third straight day as the S&P/TSX composite index rose 11.31 points to close at 7,730.48.

Golds, telecoms, and information technology stocks closed higher amid a slew of earnings reports.

The TSX gold index led all gainers, up 2.4%. Barrick Gold added 32¢ to $25.70, while Placer Dome also rose 32¢ to $20.

The telecom index advanced 1.4%, powered by a 45¢ rise in BCE shares to $29.45. BCE reported higher profits on higher internet and wireless revenues.

Great West Life was unchanged at $41.90 after reporting higher Q3 earnings.

CP Ships fell $1.74 to $25.86 after the company reported higher earnings which nonetheless missed analysts’ expectations.

Algoma Steel rose 13¢ to $3.78 on a lower-than-expected net loss.

Angiotech Pharma saw its shares rise $4.87 to $60.75. Competitor Johnson & Johnson saw its shares drop more than 2% after the FDA said it saw serious clotting problems with a drug-coated J&J heart stent.

Dorel Industries fell 25¢ to $37.75. Its Q3 earnings jumped 15%, but they missed analysts’ expectations.

TSX Group, owner of the Toronto Stock Exchange, saw its shares jump $2.12 to $39.90 after it announced a $5-a-share special dividend.

The junior S&P/TSX Venture composite index jumped 34.10 points to close at 1,532.65.

On Wall Street, better-than-expected results from Boeing helped drive the Dow Jones Industrial Average higher. The Dow managed a 26.22-point gain to 9,774.53.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index gained 4.20 points to 1,936.60. The broader S&P 500 added 1.32 points to finish at 1,048.11.

The Canadian dollar slipped 0.14 of a cent to US76.24¢.