Thursday saw the S&P 500 up 0.1% and Toronto about unchanged.
Costco jumped 3.9% due to its strong same-store sales results in January.
CRH Medical was up 3.7% on Toronto as the stock continued to react to an acquisition it announced two days ago.
Visa reported strong results after the close.
On Friday, the jobs report could set the stage for the direction of the market.