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Canadian Stock Market down amid Increasing Worries over U.S.-China Trade Friction
 

Canada's main stock market fell Friday on increasing worries over U.S.-China trade dispute after U.S.President Donald Trump threatened to slap tariffs on all 500 billion U.S. dollars of goods imported from China.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index fell 107.55 points,or 0.65 percent,to close the day at 16,435.46 points.

The Canadian dollar came down to 0.76.19 U.S. dollar.

The energy group fell 0.46 percent while the financials one declined 0.25 percent.

Canopy Growth dropped 5.1 percent to 32.20 Canadian dollars while Aphria declined 3.3 percent to 10.38 Canadian dollars..

Magna International lost 2.6 percent to 77.23 Canadian dollars.

The most heavily traded shares by volume were Bombardier Inc, Aurora Cannabis Inc and Canopy Growth Corp.


(www.chinaview.cn 2018-07-23)
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