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Canada: The S P/TSX composite index dipped 3.33 points to 15,125.67, while the loonie lost 0.31 of a cent to 90.34 cents U.S. following disappointing economic news in Canada, according to The Toronto Star, Canada. Meanwhile, U.S. markets were down sharply after the American military launched overnight airstrikes against Islamic State military strongholds in Syria and Iraq. The Dow Jones industrials plunged 116.81 points to 17,055.87, while the Nasdaq dropped 19 points to 4,508.69 and the S P 500 index lost 11.52 points to 1,982.77 and The Toronto stock market was barely changed at the close Tuesday amid a mixed outlook on global manufacturing from some of the worlds largest economies. Statistics Canada reported retail sales slipped 0.1 per cent in July to $42.5 billion, well short of the 0.5 per cent gain that economists had expected, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.