India, June 29 -- Partially shedding two sessions of gains, Canadian stocks edged lower on Monday as investors anxiously watched the ongoing Canada-U.S. talks over review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement while weekend U.S.-Iran strikes renewed escalation concerns.
After opening higher than the previous week's close, today the benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index lost momentum early in the session and traded firmly negative throughout the rest of the day before settling at 34,823.82, down by 156.18 points (or 0.45%).
Only two of the 11 sectors posted gains today, with the healthcare sector leading among the two.
Nearly 18 months after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed whopping tariffs on Canadian exports to the U.S., the CUSMA ...