TSX recap: Index climbs 0.8%, regains some of Wednesday's losses

Strength in base metal and utilities stocks helped Canada's main stock index rise more than 150 points on Thursday, while U.S. stock markets also climbed higher.

Markets made a partial recovery after slumping the day before, with the TSX falling more than one per cent on Wednesday.

The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed up 164.92 points, or 0.8 per cent, at 20,765.73.

In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 322.35 points at 37,404.35. The S&P 500 Index was up 48.40 points at 4,746.75, while the Nasdaq Composite was up 185.92 points at 14,963.87.