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S&P/TSX composite rises, U.S. stocks fall after Trump's latest tariff threats

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose Friday, while U.S. markets dropped after U.S.
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The Bay Street Financial District is shown next to the CN Tower in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose Friday, while U.S. markets dropped after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a 50 per cent tax on all imports from the European Union as well as a 25 per cent tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in the U.S.

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 25.94 points at 25,879.95.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 256.02 points at 41,603.07. The S&P 500 index was down 39.19 points at 5,802.82, while the Nasdaq composite was down 188.53 points at 18,737.21.

The Canadian dollar traded for 72.70 cents US compared with 72.10 cents US on Thursday.

The July crude oil contract was up 33 cents US at US$61.53 per barrel and the July natural gas contract was up nine cents US at US$3.73 per mmBTU.

The June gold contract was up US$70.80 at US$3,365.80 an ounce and the July copper contract was up 16 cents US at US$4.84 a pound.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 23, 2025.

Companies in this story: (TSX:GSPTSE, TSX:CADUSD)

The Canadian Press