TSX, U.S. markets rise ahead of earnings season amid U.S.-Iran tensions

TORONTO — Canadian and U.S. markets finished in positive territory on Friday as investors gear up for corporate earnings amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.

“We seem to be in a holding pattern until we start to get some of these corporate earnings coming out. The war (with Iran) can make the markets do crazy things, but we seem to be in this holding pattern for now,” said Allan Small, senior investment adviser at iA Private Wealth.

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 104.86 points at 35,305.31.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 149.60 at 52,637.01. The S&P 500 index was up 31.75 points at 7,575.39, while

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