Canadian dollar up as stocks fall

TORONTO — The Canadian dollar was up about half a U.S cent shortly after North American stock markets opened lower Tuesday.
The loonie traded at 80.30 cents US, up 0.52 of a U.S. cent from Monday’s close.
The S&P/TSX composite index was down 7.60 points at 15,066.53, after rising 60.04 points on Monday.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 59.69 points at 17,980.68, the Nasdaq index fell 23.12 points to 5,059.81, and the S&P 500 declined 7.56 points to 2,104.17.
On the commodity markets, the July crude contract was up 53 cents at US$60.73 a barrel and the August gold contract rose $3.60 to US$1,192.30 an ounce.