S&P/TSX composite down in late-morning trading, U.S. stock markets also lower

TORONTO –

Canada’s essential inventory index was down in late-morning buying and selling in broad-based losses led by the vitality sector.

The S&P/TSX composite index was down 169.07 factors at 19,337.58 within the first buying and selling after the Christmas vacation.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial common was down 151.31 factors at 33,090.25. The S&P 500 index was down 22.88 factors at 3,806.37, whereas the Nasdaq composite was down 87.85 factors at 10,265.37.

The Canadian greenback traded for 73.60 US in contrast with 73.51 cents US on Friday.

The February crude contract was down US$2.10 at US$77.43 per barrel and the February pure fuel contract was down 60 cents at US$4.52 per mmBTU.

The February gold contract was down US$16.30 at US$1,806.80 an oz and the March copper contract was down two cents at US$3.83 a pound.

This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Dec. 28, 2022