Mining Sector: P Tsx and Dow Jones

mining sector: The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 79.92 points at 16,330.67 Tuesday, according to The Toronto Star. Frank Gunn / THE CANADIAN PRESS file photo In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average closed up 112.22 points at 25,299.92. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 79.92 points at 16,330.67 despite sharp losses in the cannabis-heavy health-care index and in the mining sector. The S&P 500 index ended up 18.03 points at 2,839.96, while the Nasdaq composite was up 51.19 points at 7,870.90. The September crude contract closed down 16 cents at 67.04 U.S. per barrel and the September natural gas contract was down three cents at 2.96 U.S. per mmBTU. Article Continued Below The December gold contract ended up 1.80 U.S. at 1,200.70 U.S. an ounce and the September copper contract closed down five cents at 2.68 U.S. a pound. react-empty 138 Read more about Tsx TOP STORIES, DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX.NEW NEWSLETTERHEADLINESSIGN UP The Canadian dollar averaged 76.41 cents U.S., up 0.28 of a U.S. cent. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.