Canada’s main stock index edged lower in late-morning trading as losses in the technology and utility sectors helped to more than offset gains in energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.
The S&P/TSX composite index was down 4.23 points at 20,624.69.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 120.45 points at 33,770.57. The S&P 500 index was down 3.96 points at 4,107.12, while the Nasdaq composite was up 25.74 points at 11,913.19.
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The Canadian dollar traded for 74.41 cents US compared with 74.39 cents US on Monday.
The March crude contract was up US$2.10 at US$76.21 per barrel and the March natural gas contract was up six cents at US$2.52 per mmBTU.
The April gold contract was up US$9.80 at US$1,889.30 an ounce and the March copper contract was down less than a penny at US$4.03 a pound.