Weakness in financial stocks Tuesday weighed on Canada's main stock index, which lost more than 100 points, while U.S. markets were mixed. 

The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed down 103.93 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 20,970.98.

In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 157.85 points at 37,525.16. The S&P 500 Index was down 7.04 points at 4,756.50, while the Nasdaq Composite was up 13.94 points at 14,857.71.

The Canadian dollar traded for 74.68 cents U.S. compared with 74.78 cents U.S. on Monday.

The February crude oil contract was up US$1.47 at US$72.24 per barrel and the February natural gas contract was up 21 cents at US$3.19 per mm/BTU.

The February gold contract was down 50 cents at US$2,033 an ounce and the March copper contract was down five cents at US$3.76 a pound.