Canada’s main stock index barely budged in the wake of an election result that didn’t stray far from market expectations.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 26.93 points at 16,391.52.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 39.54 points at 26,788.10 points. The S&P 500 index was down 10.73 points at 2,995.99, while the Nasdaq composite was down 58.69 points at 8,104.30.
The Canadian dollar traded for an average of US76.37¢, building on a three-month high Monday at US76.36¢.
The December crude contract was up US97¢ at US$54.48 per barrel and the November natural gas contract was up US3.4¢ at US$2.27 per mmBTU.
The December gold contract was down US60¢ at US$1,487.50 an ounce and the December copper contract was down US1.35¢ at US$2.63 a pound.