Canada’s main stock index lost ground Wednesday while U.S. stock markets hit new records with the Dow Jones sailing past the 23,000 mark. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average climbed 160.16 points to 23,157.60. The S&P 500 index added 1.90 points to 2,561.26 and the Nasdaq composite index eked out 0.56 of point to 6,624.22. Technology stocks and financial companies led gainers on Wall Street as investors weighed the latest batch of company earning news. North of the border, the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was down 34.74 points to 15,782.16, with base metals, gold, materials and energy leading key decliners.

Source: thestar October 18, 2017 15:56 UTC