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

TOKYO –

Losses within the base steel and industrial shares helped lead Canada’s essential inventory index decrease in late-morning buying and selling, whereas U.S. inventory markets inched increased.

The S&P/TSX composite index was down 33.40 factors at 19,909.30.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial common was up 68.11 factors at 33,901.72. The S&P 500 index was up 16.50 factors at 4,310.43, whereas the Nasdaq composite was up 79.02 factors at 13,317.54.

The Canadian greenback traded for 75.07 cents US in contrast with 74.86 cents US on Thursday.

The July crude contract was up 26 cents at US$71.55 per barrel and the July pure gasoline contract was down six cents at US$2.29 per mmBTU.

The August gold contract was up US$1.30 at US$1,979.90 an oz and the July copper contract was up two cents at US$3.81 a pound.