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Canada’s main stock index falls 269 points as U.S. markets diverge
Canada’s S&P/TSX composite index fell 268.81 points on Tuesday, closing at 35,532.28.
Losses in the technology sector weighed on the Canadian index.
In the United States, trading was mixed: the Dow fell while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose.
The Dow lost 197.26 points, while the S&P 500 gained 27.52 points and the Nasdaq rose 207.65 points.
The Canadian dollar slipped to 71.46 U.S. cents from 71.54 cents on Monday.
Oil and gold prices also fell, with December crude at US$96.09 a barrel and December gold at US$3,940.40 an ounce.
Canada’s S&P/TSX composite index fell 268.81 points to 35,532.28 on Tuesday.
Losses in the technology sector weighed on the Canadian index.
U.S. markets were mixed, with the Dow Jones industrial average down and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite up.
The Canadian dollar traded at 71.46 cents US, compared with 71.54 cents US on Monday.
- Who
- Canada’s S&P/TSX composite index and major U.S. stock indexes.
- What
- The S&P/TSX fell 268.81 points. U.S. markets were mixed.
- When
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
- Where
- Toronto and New York.
- Why
- Technology-sector losses weighed on the Canadian index.
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- S&P/TSX close
- 35,532.28
- S&P/TSX change
- Down 268.81 points
- Dow Jones industrial average
- Down 197.26 points to 51,786.72
- S&P 500
- Up 27.52 points to 7,568.92
- Nasdaq composite
- Up 207.65 points to 25,372.01
- Canadian dollar
- 71.46 cents US, compared with 71.54 cents US on Monday