Canada’s main stock index lost more ground on a big dip in the energy sector prompted by oil falling to its lowest level in three months.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 42.23 points at 16,089.24.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 43.47 points at 25,169.88. The S&P 500 index was up 5.84 points at 2,788.86, while the Nasdaq composite was up 20.41 points at 7,567.72.
The Canadian dollar traded at an average of US74.07¢ compared with an average of US74.00¢ on Wednesday.
The July crude contract was down US$2.22 at US$56.59 per barrel and the July natural gas contract was down US7.7¢ at US$2.55 per mmBTU.
The August gold contract was up US$6.10 at US$1,292.40 an ounce and the July copper contract was down US1¢ at US$2.65 a pound.