TSX opens lower as mining stocks decline
9:38 am Thursday, August 22nd, 2024
(Reuters) – Canada’s main stock index opened slightly lower on Thursday as mining shares dragged, while higher chances of U.S. rate cut next month kept overall losses in check.
At 9:31 a.m. ET (13:31 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was down 38.38 points, or 0.12%, at 23,083.45.
(Reporting by Nikhil Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Shreya Biswas)
