Toronto stocks moved marginally higher Tuesday, with both the energy and financials indexes staying essentially flat. Meanwhile strength in the information technology and utilities sectors offset weakness in materials.

The S&P/TSX composite index gained 6.85 points, or 0.05%, to 14,112.19.

Six of the 10 TSX main groups were up.

Information technology gained 1.27%.

Research in Motion gained $7.58, or 4.59%, to $172.88.

Utilities moved up 1.62%. TransAlta Power LP gained 28¢, or 3.59%, to $8.09.

The materials index fell 0.71%, while the gold sub-sector fell 1.44%.

Gold for June delivery fell $3.90 to close at US$659.90 an ounce.

Iamgold Corp. fell 4¢, or 0.52%, to $7.69.

The energy index dipped 0.04%.

Light, sweet crude fell $1.30 to end at US$64.97 a barrel.

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. fell 9¢, or 0.13%, to $70.91.

Financials ended the day flat, one day ahead of the first of the big bank’s quarterly release season.

Royal Bank of Canada gained 17¢, or 0.28%, to $60.28.

The Canadian dollar continued its climb, moving up 0.29 of a cent to US92.08¢.

The S&P TSX Venture Exchange fell 4.92 points, or 0.15%, to 3,274.68.

In New York, markets were mixed as investors consolidated gains, but remained optimistic about the continued strength of the economy.

The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 2.93, or 0.02%, to 13,539.95, the Nasdaq gained 9.23, or 0.36%, to 2,588.02, and the S&P500 dipped 0.98, or 0.06%, to 1,524.12.