The Materials group, which feature producers of gold, precious metals, and raw materials, was slightly down despite the spot price of gold closing above 1,200 U.S. dollars for the first time since Nov. 22. The spot price of bullion moved up 5.70 dollars to 1,202.60 on the day. Shares of Toronto-based Barrick Gold, the world' s largest producer of gold, rose 1.49 percent to finish the day at 22.50 Canadian dollars (17.06 U.S. dollars).

Groups that did not experience losses on Monday were: Utilities (0.38 percent), Health Care (0.33 percent), Consumer Staples (0.07 percent), and Information Technology (no change).

On the economic front, Canadian Real Estate Association reported that the average house sold in Canada during the month of December was 470,661 Canadian dollars, a 3.5 percent rise from 12 months prior. By volume, sales rose 2.2 percent compared to the month prior.

The Canadian dollar ended eighth straight session of gains, slipping 0.33 cents to 0.7584 U.S. dollars.

【国际英语资讯:Canadian market down on Trumps auto comments】相关文章：

★ 卢卡斯告别星战传奇

★ 西方主导地位为何下降？

★ BBC：IE浏览器用户智商低？

★ 丰田上调全年盈利预测

★ 欧盟盯上谷歌隐私政策

★ 清明节双语介绍

★ SABMiller在华业绩增长放缓

★ 飓风一周 美国逾170万家庭仍断电

★ 美国枪支管制的最大障碍是选民

★ 节日双语：美国情人节求婚带动消费