TSX recap: Index finishes 1.17% lower amid losses in energy stocks

Canada's main stock index fell more than one per cent Tuesday with losses in energy, metals and financials leading the way down, while U-S markets fell further.

The S&P/TSX Composite Index was down 239.26 points, or 1.17 per cent, at 20,275.54.

In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 574.98 points, or 1.72 per cent, at 32,856.56. The S&P 500 Index was down 62.05 points, or 1.53 per cent, at 3,986.37, while the Nasdaq Composite was down 145.41 points, or 1.25 per cent, at 11,530.33.

The Canadian dollar traded for 72.90 cents U.S. compared with 73.45 cents on Monday.