S&P/TSX Composite Index up More than 300 Points, U.S. Stock Markets Also Surge Higher

S&P/TSX composite index up more than 300 points, U.S. stock markets also surge higher

TORONTO - Canada's main stock index was up more than 300 points in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also surged higher amid hopes the war in the Middle East could end.

U.S. stock market rallies despite Iran tensions

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TSX Today Surges 833 Points as Iran War Hopes Spark the Biggest Canadian Rally in Months

A rally that follows a period of anxiety has a certain quality. The numbers are moving more quickly than normal. The volume increases. And traders who had been undecided for the entire week suddenly decide that now is the right time to participate. On March 31, 2026, the S&P/TSX Composite Index closed at 32,768.04, up 833 points, or 2.61 percent, in a single session that by mid-afternoon seemed to have finally changed the mood on Bay Street. The…