S&P/TSX composite down more than 200 points, U.S. stock markets rise

A man walks past a building in Toronto that used to house the Toronto Stock Exchange on August 18 2011.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim

TORONTO - Canada's main stock index was down more than 200 points, weighed down by losses in the base metals sector, while U.S. markets climbed.

The S&P/TSX composite index was down 217.71 points at 34,762.29.

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