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 – Losses in the base metals sector led Canada’s main stock index lower on Thursday, while U.S. stock markets also fell.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 124.41 points at 22,726.76.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 533.06 points at 40,665.02.The S&P 500 index was down 43.68 points at 5,544.59, while the Nasdaq composite was down 125.70 points at 17,871.22.
The Canadian dollar traded for 73.01 cents US compared with 73.07 cents US on Wednesday.
The September crude oil contract was down 14 cents at US$81.30 per barrel and the August natural gas contract was up nine cents at US$2.13 per mmBTU.
The August gold contract was down US$3.50 at US$2,456.40 an ounceand the September copper contract was down 13 cents at US$4.28 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 18, 2024.
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