Canada’s main stock index was down more than 100 points in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the energy sector as the price of oil moved lower, while U.S. stock markets also fell.
The S&P/TSX composite index was down 157.23 points at 19,823.68.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 91.04 points at 33,654.65. The S&P 500 index was down 20.78 points at 3,944.56, while the Nasdaq composite was down 97.49 points at 11,048.57.
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The Canadian dollar traded for 74.16 cents US compared with 74.71 cents US on Friday.
The January crude oil contract was down US$4.71 at US$75.40 per barrel and the December natural gas contract was up 34 cents at US$6.64 per mmBTU.
The December gold contract was down US$16.70 at US$1,737.70 an ounce and the December copper contract was down seven cents at US$3.56 a pound.
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