Canadian equities ended the first quarter of 2015 in the black, with the S&P/TSX Composite and the S&P/TSX 60 gaining 3% and 2%, respectively.

The strongest performing sector of the S&P/TSX Composite was Health Care by a wide margin (45%). Energy was the weakest performer, down 1%.

Large-cap U.S. equities encountered significant turbulence in the first quarter. The S&P 500® ended the quarter up 1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was relatively flat.

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