S&P/TSX composite down 101 points on last trading day of 2022, U.S. markets also down

By The Canadian Press on December 30, 2022.

TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index slipped just over 100 points on the last day of trading in 2022, with mixed results across sectors, while U.S. markets were only slightly down after reversing early-afternoon lows.

The S&P/TSX composite index was down 100.97 points at 19,384.92.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 73.55 points at 33,147.25.The S&P 500 index was down 0.78 points at 3,839.50, while the Nasdaq composite was down 11.61 points at 10,466.48.

The Canadian dollar traded for 73.83 US compared with 73.76 cents US on Thursday.

The February crude contract was up US$1.86 at US$80.26 per barreland the February natural gas contract was down eight cents at US$4.48 per mmBTU.

The February gold contract was up 20 cents at US$1,826.20 an ounce and the March copper contract was down one cent at US$3.81 a pound.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 30, 2022.

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