Canada’s main stock index snapped an 11-day winning streak while U.S. stock markets inched up to new highs.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 3.36 points at 17,025.11.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 31.33 points at 28,036.22. The S&P 500 index was up 1.57 points at 3,122.03, while the Nasdaq composite was up 9.11 points at 8,549.94.

The Canadian dollar traded for US75.68¢ compared with an average of US75.58¢ on Friday.

The January crude contract was down US69¢ at US$57.14 per barrel and the December natural gas contract was down US12.2¢ at US$2.57 per mmBTU.

The December gold contract was up US$3.40 at US$1,471.90 an ounce and the December copper contract was down US1.8¢ at US$2.62 a pound.