P Index: Cents u.s and Points

p index: The Canadian dollar traded lower at 77.23 cents U.S. compared with an average of 77.31 cents U.S. on Monday, according to The Toronto Star. Frank Gunn / THE CANADIAN PRESS In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 4.41 points at 26,557.64. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 53.26 points at 16,260.58. The S&P 500 index was down 1.78 points at 2,917.59, while the Nasdaq composite was down 11.44 points at 7,981.81. The November crude contract was up 36 cents at 72.44 U.S. per barrel and the November natural gas contract was up 1.5 cents at 3.04 U.S. per mmBTU. Article Continued Below The December gold contract was up 1.90 9 U.S. at 1,206.30 U.S. an ounce and the December copper contract was down 0.30 of a cent at 2.83 U.S. a pound. The Canadian dollar traded lower at 77.23 cents U.S. compared with an average of 77.31 cents U.S. on Monday. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.