Canada’s main stock index pulled back slightly despite large gains in material and energy stocks.

The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index lost 30.98 points to 15,171.39.

The Canadian dollar was barely changed, ahead 0.01 of a U.S. cent to an average trading price of US79.97¢.

On Wall Street, three major indices climbed to record highs. The Dow Jones industrial average advanced 97.58 points to 21,711.01 and the Nasdaq composite index gained 10.58 points to 6,422.75, while the S&P 500 index edged up of 0.7 of a point to 2,477.83.

Following a two-day meeting, the U.S. central bank announced it was keeping its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a range of 1%-1.25%.

In commodities, the September crude contract was up US86¢ to US$48.75 a barrel, while September copper soared to a two-year high, gaining US3¢ to US$2.87 a pound.

September natural gas was down US2¢ to US$2.91 per mmBTU and August gold fell US$2.70 to US$1,249.40 an ounce.