India, June 19 -- Canadian stock market dipped on Thursday as investors traded cautiously factoring in the possibility of direct US involvement in the Middle East. The market witnessed subdued activity with the Juneteenth Holiday in the US likely keeping some traders on the sidelines.
The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index, today hit the day's high of 26,526.95 within a few minutes after opening below yesterday's close. Dropping again soon, it inched its way up later through the day and managed to settle at 26,506.00 down by 53.85 (or 0.20%).
Today, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business Barometer long-term index revealed that 12-month expectations among small businesses increased by 7.3 points to 47.3 in June, from 40 of May, ref...