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S&P/TSX composite slips in morning trading, loonie moves higher

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.

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.

Companies in this story: (TSX:GSPTSE, TSX:CADUSD=X)

The 91Ô­´´ Press