Canada’s main stock market index was down this morning in a broad-based decline led by the mining sector. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 84.52 points to 15,068.60, after 90 minutes of trading. The S&P 500 index shed 16.13 points to 2,416.41 and the Nasdaq composite index fell 55.12 points to 6,095.74. The Canadian dollar was trading at 77.25 cents (U.S.), up from an average price of 77.03 cents on Wednesday. The August crude contract was up 68 cents to $45.81 (U.S.) per barrel and the August natural gas contract was up four cents to $2.88 per mmBTU.

Source: thestar July 06, 2017 15:33 UTC