Canada’s main stock index resumed where it left off Friday by falling on continued concern about global economic growth.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 23.47 points at 16,065.86.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 14.51 points at 25,516.83. The S&P 500 index was down 2.35 points at 2,798.36, while the Nasdaq composite was down 5.13 points at 7,637.54.

The Canadian dollar traded at an average of US74.52¢ compared with an average of US74.57¢ on Friday.

The May crude contract was down 22¢ at US$58.82 per barrel and the May natural gas contract was up 0.7¢ at US$2.77 per mmBTU.

The April gold contract was up US$10.30 at US$1,322.60 an ounce and the May copper contract was up 1.4 cents at US$2.86 a pound.