Canada’s main stock index continued trading lower today as energy and base metals stocks lost ground, while U.S. markets were also in the red. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 34.65 points to 15,878.48. The S&P 500 index gave back 14.25 points to 2,564.62 and the Nasdaq composite index dropped 31.66 points to 6,706.21. The Canadian dollar was trading at 78.29 cents U.S., down 0.25 of a U.S. cent. In commodities, the December crude contract retreated 37 cents to US$55.33 per barrel and the December natural gas contract was down two cents to US$3.08 per mmBTU.

Source: thestar November 15, 2017 16:30 UTC