Markets in Canada and the U.S. continued to commerce decrease whereas oil went up late morning on Friday as inflationary fears prevailed amongst buyers.
The S&P/TSX composite index was down 378.73 factors at 31,476.25.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial common was down 228.65 factors at 45,792.78. The S&P 500 index was down 58.98 factors at 6,547.51, whereas the Nasdaq composite was down 271.12 factors at 21,819.57.
The Canadian greenback traded for 72.81 cents US in contrast with 72.84 cents US on Thursday.
The Could crude oil contract was up US$1.01 at US$96.56 per barrel.
The April gold contract was down US$26.80 at US$4,578.90 an oz..
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed March 20, 2026.