S&P/TSX composite closes down as telecom and metal stocks fall, U.S. markets mixed
Written by The Canadian Press on June 25, 2024
TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index closed down Tuesday, weighed by losses in the telecom and base metal sectors, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.
The S&P/TSX composite index ended down 60.11 points at 21,788.48.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 299.05 points at 39,112.16. The S&P 500 index was up 21.43 points at 5,469.30, while the Nasdaq composite was up 220.84 points at 17,717.65.
The Canadian dollar traded for 73.21 cents US compared with 73.19 cents US on Monday.
The August crude oil contract was down 80 cents at US$80.83 per barrel and the August natural gas contract was down 5 cents at US$2.76 per mmBTU.
The August gold contract was down US$13.60 at US$2,330.80 an ounce and the September copper contract was down six cents at US$4.37 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 25, 2024.
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