S&P/TSX composite down nearly 100 points as financial stocks fall, U.S. markets up
Late-morning trading saw Canada's main stock index, the S&P/TSX composite, slip nearly 100 points due to losses in the financial sector, while U.S. stock markets experienced gains. The S&P/TSX composite index fell 95.09 points to 36,718.56. In contrast, the Dow Jones industrial average in New York rose 230.87 points to 53,694.75.
The S&P 500 index increased 50.99 points to 7,726.69, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 343.55 points to 26,473.75. The Canadian dollar strengthened to 72.13 cents US compared to 72.07 cents US on Wednesday. Crude oil prices were up 11 cents to $82.34 per barrel, while gold dropped 6.30 US dollars to $4,647.00 an ounce. This report by The Canadian Press was originally published on August 27, 2026.
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