Gold Sector: Stock Index and Dow Jones

gold sector: The S&P/TSX composite index dropped 58.72 points to 14,584.99, as gold stocks shed nearly 3 per cent, according to The Toronto Star. The December gold contract fell $2.10 to $1,255.50 an ounce. By The Canadian Press Fri., Oct. 14, 2016 Toronto main stock index fell today, dragged down by weakness in the gold sector. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 39.44 points at 18,138.38, the S&P 500 gained 0.43 points at 2,132.98, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.83 points at 5,214.16. Article Continued Below Elsewhere in commodities, the November crude contract was down 9 cents at $50.35 per barrel, November natural gas fell 5.6 cents to $3.285 per mmBTU, and December copper contracts slipped 1.15 cents to $2.11 a pound. The Canadian dollar was at 76.07 cents U.S., up 0.34 of a U.S. cent. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.