Canada’s main equity index moved lower on Tuesday, dragged down by losses in tech stocks, although strength in heavyweight mining and energy names helped cushion the decline.
US equities traded unevenly as crude oil prices swung on continued optimism around a potential Iran deal. Still, futures trimmed their holiday gains after Iran threatened retaliation following Monday’s US strikes.
| TSX | 34,653.87 | -177.02 |  |
| TSXV | 1,001.68 | +6.87 |  |
| CSE | 175.73 | +0.55 | |
| DJIA | 50,461.68 | -118.02 | |
| NASDAQ | 26,656.18 | +312.21 | |
| S&P 500 | 7,519.12 | +45.65 | |
The Canadian dollar traded for 72.40 cents US compared to 72.46 cents US on Monday.
US crude futures traded US$2.71 lower at US$93.89 a barrel, but the Brent contract rose US$3.49 to US$99.63 a barrel.
The price of gold was down US$74.42 to US$4,497.06.
In world markets, the Nikkei was down 162.10 points to ¥64,996.09, the Hang Seng was down 6.58 points to HK$25,599.45, the FTSE was up 25.13 points to ₤10,491.39, and the DAX was down 204.21 points to €25,184.89.