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S&P/TSX composite index posts small loss Thursday, U.S. stocks mixed

By The Canadian Press on November 16, 2023.

A signboard is displayed at the TMX in Toronto, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

TORONTO – Canada’s main index lost just a handful of points Thursday, weighed down by weakness in energy and base metal stocks, while U.S. markets were mixed.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 4.82 points at 20,053.07.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 45.74 points at 34,945.47.The S&P 500 index was up 5.36 points at 4,508.24,while the Nasdaq composite was up 9.84 points at 14,113.67.

The Canadian dollar traded for 72.68 cents US, according to XE.com, compared with 73.13 cents US on Wednesday.

The January crude oil contract was down US$3.70 at US$73.09 per barrel and the December natural gas contract was down 13 cents at US$3.06 per mmBTU.

The December gold contract was up US$23.00 at US$1,987.30 an ounce and the December copper contract was down two cents at US$3.70 a pound.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 16, 2023.

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