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S&P/TSX composite moves lower Friday, U.S. stock markets rise

By The Canadian Press on June 9, 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 moved lower Friday, led by weakness in industrials, while U.S. markets ticked higher.

The S&P/TSX composite index was down 50.64 points at 19,892.06.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 43.17 points at 33,876.78. The S&P 500 index was up 4.93 points at 4,298.86,while the Nasdaq composite was up 20.62 points at 13,259.14.

The Canadian dollar traded for 74.96 cents US compared with 74.86 cents US on Thursday.

The July crude contract was down US$1.12 at US$70.17 per barrel and the July natural gas contract was down 10 cents at US$2.25 per mmBTU.

The August gold contract was down US$1.40 at US$1,977.20 an ounceand the July copper contract was down less than a penny at US$3.79 a pound.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 9, 2023.

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