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S&P/TSX composite index closes down, U.S. markets mixed
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The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 26.49 points at 21,554.86. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 15.57 points at 39,150.33. The S&P 500 index was down 8.55 points at 5,464.62, while the Nasdaq composite was down 32.23 points at 17,689.36. The TSX came under pressure on the resource side, including energy and base metals. Rising gas station sales boosted retail activity in April. Retail sales in Canada rose 0.7% to $66.8 billion in April. The impending change to the capital gains tax inclusion rate in Canada on June 25 is having some effect on market activity.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10581405/tsx-june-21-2024/
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The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 26.49 points at 21,554.86. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 15.57 points at 39,150.33. The S&P 500 index was down 8.55 points at 5,464.62, while the Nasdaq composite was down 32.23 points at 17,689.36. The TSX came under pressure on the resource side, including energy and base metals. Rising gas station sales boosted retail activity in April. Retail sales in Canada rose 0.7% to $66.8 billion in April. The impending change to the capital gains tax inclusion rate in Canada on June 25 is having some effect on market activity.
#S&p/tsxCompositeIndex #UsMarkets #StockMarket #RetailSales #CapitalGainsTax
https://globalnews.ca/news/10581405/tsx-june-21-2024/