Canada’s main stock index closed lower along with U.S. indexes as mixed earnings results put pressure on markets.
The S&P/TSX composite index ended down 123.64 points, or 0.74%, at 16,488.20 as energy and materials stocks fell.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average closed down 128.99 points at 27,140.98. The S&P 500 index ended down 15.89 points at 3,003.67, while the Nasdaq composite was down 82.96 points at 8,238.54.
The Canadian dollar averaged US76.07¢, down from an average of US76.12¢ Wednesday.
The September crude contract closed up US14¢ at US$56.02 per barrel and the September natural gas contract was up US2.5¢ at US$2.23 per mmBTU.
The August gold contract closed down $8.90 at US$1,414.70 an ounce and the September copper contract was down a penny at US$2.70 a pound.