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S&P/TSX falls as U.S. markets show mixed results
Canada’s S&P/TSX composite index fell in trading on Oct.
19.
The index tracks the performance of shares listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
One late-morning update put the drop at 347.61 points, while a later update described it as nearly 250 points.
The U.S. picture was mixed: the Dow fell, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose.
The Canadian dollar strengthened against the U.S. dollar compared with Friday, while oil and gold prices fell.
The updates give different figures for the Canadian index’s decline, and no reason for the market moves or next steps was stated.
Canada’s S&P/TSX composite index fell in trading on Oct. 19, 2026, with BNN Bloomberg reporting a drop of 347.61 points.
BNN Bloomberg put the index at 35,828.94 in late-morning trading.
U.S. markets were mixed, with the Dow lower and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq higher.
CTV News’s headline described the Canadian index as down nearly 250 points, while BNN Bloomberg reported a decline of more than 300 points.
- Who
- The S&P/TSX composite index and major U.S. stock indexes.
- What
- The Canadian index fell, while U.S. markets were mixed.
- When
- Oct. 19, 2026, in late-morning trading.
- Where
- Canada and the United States.
- Why
- Not stated
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- Canadian index change
- Down 347.61 points
- Canadian index level
- 35,828.94
- Dow Jones industrial average
- Down 56.80 points to 51,945.61
- S&P 500
- Up 44.21 points to 7,703.65
- Nasdaq composite
- Up 375.37 points to 26,515.41