Toronto index down despite higher energy stocks, as loonie trades higher

The Canadian Press</span>
Published Friday, September 1, 2017 5:38AM EDT
Last Updated Friday, September 1, 2017 11:37AM EDT

TORONTO -- Canada's largest stock market is down this morning in a broad-based decline that's been partly offset by higher energy stocks.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index dipped 10.59 points to 15,201.28, after 90 minutes of trading.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average climbed 63.78 points to 22,011.88, the S&P 500 index gained 6.25 points to 2,477.90, and the Nasdaq composite index was up 5.96 points to 6,434.62.

The Canadian dollar was trading at 80.75 cents US, up from Thursday's average price of 79.77 cents US.

In commodities, the October crude contract was down nine cents to US$47.14 per barrel and the October natural gas contract increased four cents to US$3.08 per mmBTU.

The December gold contract was up 70 cents to US$1,316.90 an ounce and the December copper contract advanced one cent to US$3.11 a pound.

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