Loonie slips as Toronto stock index closes lower, led by financials stocks

Stan Choe, The Associated Press</span>
Published Wednesday, April 26, 2017 3:38AM EDT
Last Updated Wednesday, April 26, 2017 4:49PM EDT

TORONTO - Canada's main stock index closed lower, led by the financials sector, while the loonie slid.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index gave back 95.65 points to 15,649.54.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average retreated 21.03 points to 20,975.09, the S&P 500 index lost 1.16 points to 2,387.45, and the Nasdaq composite index was down 0.26 of a point to 6,025.23.

The Canadian dollar lost 0.26 of a U.S. cent to 73.46 cents US.

The June crude contract added six cents at US$49.62 per barrel and the June natural gas contract advanced 10.6 cents at US$3.27 per mmBTU.

The June gold contract gave back $3.00 at US$1,264.20 an ounce.

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