After a week of breaking record after record, Canada’s main stock index kicked off Monday on a lower note.The TSX was weighed down by losses in the financial sector and telecommunications stocks. Wall Street was mixed on continued shaky ground in the euro-zone and fresh concerns over a potential US / China trade deal. Japanese markets were closed for the Autumnal Equinox holiday. Sugioi, ne?
The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 32.49 points to 16,867.20, and the TSX Venture Exchange was down 0.47 of a point to 589.98.
The Canadian dollar traded for 75.34 cents US compared with an average of 75.33 cents US on Friday.
Crude oil prices were up $0.42 to $58.51.
The price of gold was up $16.00 to $1,523.26.
In US markets; the Dow grew 14.92 points to 26,949.92 the S&P 500 shed 0.29 of a point to 2,991.78 and the NASDAQ decreased 5.21 points to 8,112.21.
In world markets; the Nikkei remained at 22,079.10 the Hang Seng gave up another 211.55 points to 26,222.40, the FTSE slipped 18.79 points to 7,326.08, and the DAX was down 124.41 points to 12,342.33.