* TSX ends up 1% at 31,477.57 * Eclipses Friday's record closing high * CIBC shares rise 4.1% after earnings beat * Shares of Decartes jump 14.4% (Updates at market close) By Fergal Smith Dec 4 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose to a record high on Thursday as stronger-than-expected bank earnings boosted financial shares and investors bet on...

04:22 PM EST, 12/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Toronto Stock Exchange, on Thursday set its first record close since last Friday with investors buoyed by fiscal fourth-quarter earnings from the six big banks, improving commodity prices and a growing belief that the Canadian economy is holding up pretty well overall in the face of U.S. tariffs heading in to 2026....

NEW YORK/LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Global shares and the dollar on Thursday were mostly higher as traders await a Fed interest rate cut, although Wall Street stocks were mostly flat after a batch of economic data. U.S. stocks were lower after two consecutive sessions of gains, with the benchmark S&P 500 falling in choppy trading. Consumer staples, healthcare, and...

* Silver hit a record high of $58.98/oz on Wednesday * US private payrolls fell by 32,000 jobs data on Wednesday showed * Investors price in 89% of a rate cut in December - CME FedWatch (Updates prices for Asia session close) By Ishaan Arora and Sherin Elizabeth Varghese Dec 4 (Reuters) - Gold dipped on Thursday as investors booked...