TORONTO — Canada's main stock index dipped in early trading, lagging U.S. markets as the 91Ô´´ dollar headed higher.
The S&P/TSX composite index was down 33.13 points at 17,981.78.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 37.73 points at 31,226.11, the S&P 500 index was up 5.63 points at 3,857.48, while the Nasdaq composite was up 60.71 points at 13,517.96.
The 91Ô´´ dollar traded for 79.27 cents US compared with 79.01 cents US on Thursday.
The March crude contract was down 14 cents US at US$53.17 per barrel and the February natural gas contract was down 5.2 cents US at nearly US$2.49 per mmBTU.
The February gold contract was down 30 cents US at US$1,866.20 an ounce and the March copper contract was up 1.7 cents US at nearly US$3.66 a pound.
This report by The 91Ô´´ Press was first published Jan., 2021.
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