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 180 points Tuesday, led by declines in the energy and base metal sectors, while U.S. stock markets also moved lower.
The S&P/TSX composite index was down 180.07 points at 19,754.14.
In New York, where markets were closed Monday for the Juneteenth federal holiday, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 245.25 points at 34,053.87. The S&P 500 index was down 20.88 points at 4,388.71, while the Nasdaq composite was down 22.28 points at 13,667.29.
The Canadian dollar traded for 75.52 cents US compared with 75.72 cents US on Monday.
The August crude contract was down 74 cents from Friday at US$71.19 per barrel and the July natural gas contract was down 14 cents from Friday at US$2.49 per mmBTU.
The August gold contract was down US$23.50 from Friday at US$1,947.70 an ounceand the July copper contract was down a less than a penny from Friday at US$3.88 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 20, 2023.
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