point drop: In all, Canada largest stock exchange gave back more than 400 points over the three-day stretch that began with a 135-point drop last Thursday, according to The Toronto Star. On commodity markets, the July crude contract gained $2 to $60.14 a barrel and the energy sector was the leading advancer on the TSX, up 1.76 per cent. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 74.38 points at 14,817.71 following an almost 214-point drop Monday. July copper added almost two cents to $2.71 a pound, and the metals and mining sector rose 1.73 per cent. The loonie, buoyed by the rise in oil prices, gained 0.34 of a U.S. cent to 81 cents. August gold gained $4 to $1,177.60 an ounce, but the sector was the worst performer on the index, down more than 1.6 per cent at the TSX close.
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