TSX recap: Index up 0.72% following broad-based rally

Base metal and battery metal stocks led a broad-based rally on the TSX Thursday, as Canada's main stock index climbed almost 150 points, while U.S. stock markets also moved higher.

The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed up 149.35 points, or 0.72 per cent, at 20,778.80.

In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 158.11 points at 37,248.35. The S&P 500 Index was up 12.46 points at 4,719.55, while the Nasdaq Composite was up 27.59 points at 14,761.56.

The Canadian dollar traded for 74.52 cents U.S. compared with 73.74 cents U.S. on Wednesday.