Canada’s main stock index fell in a broad-based decline while the S&P 500 fell for the first time in six trading sessions despite joining Nasdaq in setting fresh all-time highs.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 43.22 points at 17,031.98.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 27.88 points at 28,239.28. The S&P 500 index was down 1.38 points at 3,191.14, while the Nasdaq composite was up 4.37 points at 8,827.73.

The Canadian dollar traded for US76.23¢ compared with an average of US75.99¢ on Tuesday.

The February crude contract was down two cents at US$60.85 per barrel and the January natural gas contract was down 3.3 cents at US$2.29 per mmBTU.

The February gold contract was down US$1.90 at US$1,478.70 an ounce and the March copper contract was down 0.1 of a cent at US$2.81 a pound.