Energy sector weighs on Toronto stock index, as Canadian dollar rises

The Associated Press</span>
Published Monday, August 28, 2017 1:02AM EDT
Last Updated Monday, August 28, 2017 11:35AM EDT

TORONTO -- Canada's main stock index is down moderately as lower shares at oil, gas and drilling companies weighed on the energy sector.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index declined 27.97 points to 15,028.02, after 90 minutes of trading.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 12.03 points to 21,801.64. The S&P 500 index was up 2.97 points to 2,446.02 and the Nasdaq composite index climbed 25.85 points to 6,291.50.

The Canadian dollar was trading at 80.17 cents US, up from Friday's average price of 80.05 cents US.

In commodities, the October crude contract was down $1.15 to US$46.72 per barrel and the October natural gas contract was up one cent to US$2.93 per mmBTU.

The December gold contract was up $11.90 to US$1,309.80 an ounce and the September copper contract was up three cents to US$3.06 a pound.

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