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Canada’s main stock index pushed deeper into record territory in a quiet of day of trading.

The S&P/TSX composite index gained 38.37 points to a record close of 17,597.39 after hitting an intraday high of 17,620.19.

U.S. stock markets are closed due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

The Canadian dollar traded for US76.61¢ compared with an average of US76.56¢ on Friday.

The March crude contract was up US12¢ at US$58.70 per barrel as of mid-afternoon and the February natural gas contract was down US6.3¢ at US$1.94 per mmBTU.

The February gold contract was up US30¢ at US$1,560.60 an ounce and the March copper contract was up 0.15 of a cent at US$2.85 a pound.