S&P/TSX composite down in late-morning trading, U.S. stocks also lower

Kris Backus, TMX broadcast manager, works in the broadcast centre at the TMX Group Ltd. in Toronto's financial district on Friday, May 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

TORONTO - Canada's main stock index finished in negative territory, while U.S. markets also fell as gold prices reached new highs.

Kevin Burkett, portfolio manager at Victoria-based Burkett Asset Management, said Tuesday鈥檚 trading session marked a 鈥渜uiet day.鈥

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