Toronto stocks ended slightly down Tuesday, after a volatile trading session, as commodity prices rebounded.

The S&P/TSX composite index ticked lower by 2.31, or 0.02%, to 11,829.42, after rallying in the morning session, dropping into negative territory in the afternoon, and closing essentially flat.

Seven of the 10 TSX main sub-groups were down, but energy plays rebounded 0.16%.

Light, sweet crude for June delivery rose 12¢ to US$69.53.

Connacher Oil and Gas fell 9¢, or 2.18%, to $4.03.

The materials index was off 0.02%.

The gold futures contract ended up $7.90 at US$692.90 an ounce.

Goldcorp Inc. gained 59¢, or 1.57%, to $38.20.

The S&P/TSX Venture composite index fell 33.20 points, or 1.10%, to 2,996.29.

In New York, markets closed lower on higher commodity prices.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 8.88 points to 11,419.89, the Nasdaq Composite Index was down 9.39 points at 2,229.13, while the S&P 500 Index dropped 2.42 points to 1,292.08.