Composite Index

composite index: The S P/TSX composite index was down 32.35 points at 13,326.04, while the Canadian dollar was off 0.14 of a cent to 95.3 cents US even as the Harper government said it will have a bigger than expected surplus in two years despite weak economic performance, according to CTV. The Dow Jones industrial average was 32.43 points lower to 15,750.67, the Nasdaq inched up 0.13 of a point to 3,919.92 while the S P 500 index slipped 4.20 points to 1,767.69 and TORONTO -- The Toronto stock market closed modestly lower Tuesday, led by resource stocks that fell alongside prices for oil and copper. U.S. indexes were also lacklustre amid a reminder to investors to accept the idea that the U.S. Federal Reserve will be putting the brakes on its asset purchase program. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.