North American markets were flat as gains from cannabis stocks and consumer staples offset losses from technology, financial, industrials and materials sectors.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 10.88 points to 16,067.91.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 33.97 points at 26,057.98. The S&P 500 index was down 2.21 points at 2,793.90, while the Nasdaq composite was down 5.16 points at 7,549.30.
The Canadian dollar traded at an average of US75.79¢ compared with an average of US75.91¢ on Monday.
The April crude contract was up two cents at US$55.50 per barrel and the April natural gas contract was down US1.9¢ at US$2.80 per mmBTU.
The April gold contract was down US$1 at US$1,328.50 an ounce and the May copper contract was up 0.15 of a cent at US$2.95 a pound.