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 Tuesday, weighed down by energy and metals, while U.S. markets were mixed.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 34.28 points at 20,375.93.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 79.88 points at 36,124.56. The S&P 500 index was down 2.60 points at 4,567.18, while the Nasdaq composite was up 44.42 points at 14,229.91.
The Canadian dollar traded for 73.64 cents US compared with 73.85 cents US on Monday.
The January crude oil contract was down 72 cents at US$72.32 per barreland the January natural gas contract was up two cents at US$2.71 per mmBTU.
The February gold contract was down US$5.90 at US$2,036.30 an ounceand the March copper contract was down five cents at US$3.78 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 5, 2023.
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