Canada’s main stock index was down nearly 100 points in late morning, weighed down by losses in the energy, base metals and utility sectors, while US stock markets also retreated.
s & P/tsx The Composite Index fell 101.44 points to close at 20,282.33.
In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 265.05 points at 34,081.98. The S&P 500 index was down 33.98 points at 3,992.14, while the Nasdaq Composite was down 85.16 points at 11,141.20.
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The Canadian dollar traded for 74.39 cents US compared to 74.76 cents US on Friday.
The January crude contract was down 51 cents at US$75.77 a barrel and the January natural gas contract was down 21 cents at US$7.12 per mmBtu.
The December gold contract was down US$12.20 at US$1,741.80 an ounce and the March copper contract was down four cents at US$3.59 a pound.
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