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TORONTO 鈥?Canada main stock index largely shrugged off escalating trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. while the loonie dipped on news of new tariff action.The Toronto Stock Exchange SP/TSX composite index swung to positive territory in late trading to close up 12.84 points at 16,061.50, led by base metals and financials.In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average closed down 251.94 points at 24,415.84. The SP 500 index ended down 18.74 at 2,705.27 and the Nasdaq composite index was down 20.33 points at 7,442.12. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The Canadian dollar averaged 77.23 cents US, down 0.31 of a US cent after the U.S. said it would impose tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum exports and the federal government responded with retaliatory tariffs. The July crude contr
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