North American stock markets partially bounced back from disappointing news on Wednesday, including interest rate hikes bank of canada and hotter than expected inflation numbers in the US
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 63.45 points to end at a 16-month low of 18,615.19.
In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 208.54 points at 30,772.79. The S&P 500 index was down 17.02 points at 3,801.78, while the Nasdaq Composite was down 17.15 points at 11,247.58.
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The Canadian dollar traded for 77.07 cents US, compared to 76.83 cents US on Tuesday.
The August crude contract was up 46 cents at US$96.30 a barrel and the August natural gas contract was up 52.6 cents at US$6.69 per mmBtu.
The August gold contract rose by USD 10.70 to USD 1,735.50 an ounce and the September copper contract rose by 3.5 cents to USD 3.32 an pound.
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