TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index was down in late-morning trading, while the price of oil rose to once again top US$100 per barrel amid worries about the ceasefire between Iran and the United States and Israel.
The May crude oil contract was up US$7.76 at US$102.17 per barrel.
The S&P/TSX composite index was down 78.00 points at 33,542.57.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 66.69 points at 47,843.23. The S&P 500 index was up 3.29 points at 6,786.10, while the Nasdaq composite was up 5.35 points at 22,640.34.
The Canadian dollar traded for 72.34 cents US compared with 72.20 cents US on Wednesday.
The June gold contract was up US$10.20 at US$4,787.40 an ounce.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 9, 2026.
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