India, May 30 -- Despite hitting record highs earlier in the week, the Canadian market ended weak for a second straight day as trade tensions weighed on sentiment, prompting investors to tread cautiously on Friday.
Investors also digested the Canadian GDP data, as well as a slew of data from the U.S., including a reading on inflation and consumer sentiment.
The benchmark Canadian stock market index TSX Composite today opened lower, and despite dropping further post noon, managed to regain some lost ground and eventually settled with a modest loss of 35.51 points or 0.14% at 26,175.05. The index gained 0.6% in the week.
On Thursday, a U.S. federal appeals court temporarily reinstated Trump's tariffs, a day after a trade court ruled he had...