Composite Index: Dow Jones Industrials

Dow Jones industrials: The S P/TSX composite index lost 15.83 points, its third straight loss, to 12,593.97, according to Times Colonist. U.S. indexes closed lower despite strong data from the housing sector with the Dow Jones industrials down 76.49 points to 15,177.54, the Nasdaq fell 20.11 points to 3,445.26 and the S P 500 index slipped 9.04 points to 1,631.38 and TORONTO - The Toronto stock market closed lower Tuesday amid falling gold stocks and plans by Canadian Pacific's biggest shareholder to lighten its position in the railway. The Canadian dollar was down 0.63 of a cent to 96.67 cents US, giving up most of Monday's 0.85-cent jump as the green back strengthened broadly and Canadas merchandise trade deficit with the world rose sharply during April. Statistics Canada said the deficit went from $3 million in March to $567 million the following month. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.