The S&P TSX composite index screen at the TMX Market Centre in downtown Toronto is photographed on Friday, November 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index was down at the market close on Wednesday, driven by drops in industrials and energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.
The S&P/TSX composite index was down 73.15 points at 20,366.72.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 228.96 points at 33,301.87. The S&P 500 index was down 15.64 points at 4,055.99, while the Nasdaq composite was up 55.19 points at 11,854.35.
The Canadian dollar traded for 73.39 cents US compared with 73.41 cents US on Tuesday.
The June crude contract was down US$2.77 at US$74.30 per barrel and the June natural gas contract was down 13 cents at US$2.31 per mmBTU.
The June gold contract was down US$8.50 at US$1,996.00 an ounce and the July copper contract was down less than a penny at US$3.86 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 26, 2023.
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