Canada’s main stock index started the month down as the energy sector fell after Enbridge Energy said it was delaying its Line 3 pipeline startup.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 30.12 points to 16,038.13.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 206.67 points at 25,819.65. The S&P 500 index was down 10.88 points at 2,792.81, while the Nasdaq composite was down 17.79 points at 7,577.57.
The Canadian dollar traded at an average of US75.09¢ compared with an average of US75.41¢ on Friday.
The April crude contract was up US79¢ at US$56.59 per barrel and the April natural gas contract was down 0.2 of a cent at US$2.86 per mmBTU.
The April gold contract was down US$11.70 at US$1,287.50 an ounce and the May copper contract was down US2.3¢ at US$2.91 a pound.