Strong earnings results from Shopify and Air Canada helped offset dragging energy shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index on Tuesday.

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 58.23 points to 15,202.10, with information technology and industrials sectors among the leading advancers.

Energy stocks, which retreated more than 0.7%, were the biggest decliners.

Shares in e-commerce company Shopify closed up 13.5% to $130.45 after its second-quarter results topped expectations.

Air Canada shares also soared, up almost 10%, after the airline reported profits that were almost double what they were a year ago.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average advanced 72.80 points to 21,963.92, the S&P 500 index edged up 6.05 points to 2,476.35 and the Nasdaq composite index added 14.82 points to 6,362.94.

The Canadian dollar was trading at an average price of US79.91¢, down 0.19 of a cent.

In commodities, the September crude contract was down US$1.01 to US$49.16 a barrel while September natural gas was up US3¢ at US$2.82 per mmBTU.

December gold gained US$6 to US$1,279.40 an ounce and the September copper gave back US1¢ at US$2.88 a pound.