Canada’s main stock index moved lower Wednesday as the market digested an interest rate hike by the Bank of Canada, while U.S. markets were mixed.
The S&P/TSX composite index was down 71.91 points at 19,983.69.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 91.74 points at 33,665.02. The S&P 500 index was down 16.33 points at 4,267.52,while the Nasdaq composite was down 171.52 points at 13,104.89.
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The Canadian dollar traded for 74.76 cents US compared with 74.52 cents US on Tuesday.
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The July crude contract was up 79 cents at US$72.53 per barrel and the July natural gas contract was up seven cents at U$2.33 per mmBTU.
The August gold contract was down US$23.10 at US$1,958.40 an ounceand the July copper contract was down a penny at US$3.76 a pound.
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