TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index lost steam through the trading day on Friday to close lower, while U.S. stock markets were mixed as the dizzying swings seen in recent months seemed to give way to a more relaxed tempo — at least for now.
The S&P/TSX composite index was down 8.43 points at 26,497.57.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 35.16 points at 42,206.82. The S&P 500 index was down 13.03 points at 5,967.84, while the Nasdaq composite was down 98.86 points at 19,447.41.
U.S. Markets were closed for the Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, with only one trading day before exchanges shut again over the weekend.
And little else was driving the agenda on the cusp of summer, said John Zechner, chairman and lead equity manager at J. Zechner Associates.
“There wasn’t much on the table. There wasn’t really any economic data — certainly no earnings, no corporate news,” he said.
The Israel-Iran conflict…
