TSX recap: Index finishes 0.25% higher amid gains in energy stocks

Gains in energy and battery metals helped lift Canada's main stock index higher Tuesday as the price of oil also rose above US$70 a barrel.

The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 49.58 points, or 0.25 per cent, at 20,204.87.

U.S. stock markets were closed for the Independence Day holiday.

The Canadian dollar traded for 75.65 cents U.S. compared with 75.53 cents U.S. on Friday.