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S&P/TSX composite posts small loss Monday, U.S. stocks mixed amid tech gains

By The Canadian Press on August 21, 2023.

The S&P TSX composite index screen at the TMX Market Centre in downtown Toronto is photographed on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index posted a small loss Monday amid broad-based weakness, while U.S. markets were mixed as the tech-focused Nasdaq gained almost 1.6 per cent.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 33.52 points at 19,784.87.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 36.97 points at 34,463.69. The S&P 500 index was up 30.06 points at 4,399.77, while the Nasdaq composite was up 206.81 points at 13,497.59.

The Canadian dollar traded for 73.84 cents UScompared with 73.79 cents US on Friday.

The October crude contract was down 54 cents at US$80.12 per barrel and the September natural gas contract was up eight cents at US$2.63 per mmBTU.

The December gold contract was up US$6.50 at US$1,923 an ounceand the September copper contract was up a penny at US$3.72 a pound.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 21, 2023.

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