S&P/TSX composite down in early trading, U.S. stock markets also fall

The Bay Street Financial District is shown next to the CN Tower in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

TORONTO - Canada's main stock index was down more than 200 points Monday in a broad-based decline, while U.S. stock markets also fell in late-morning trading.

The S&P/TSX composite index was down 228.99 points at 23,963.82.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 1,007.39 points at 38,134.84. The S&P 500 index was down 135.34 points at 5,147.36, while the Nasdaq composite was down 465.12 points at 15,821.33.

The 好色tv dollar traded for 72.41 cents US compared with 72.17 cents US on Thursday.

The June crude oil contract was down US$1.79 at US$62.22 per barrel and the May natural gas contract was down 16 cents US US$3.09 per mmBTU.

The June gold contract was up US$96.40 at US$3,424.80 an ounce and the May copper contract was down less than a penny US at US$4.74 a pound.

This report by 好色tvwas first published April 21, 2025.

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