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Canada’s main stock index fell for the first time in seven sessions on concerns about a virus outbreak in China.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 25.11 points at 17,572.28.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 152.06 points at 29,196.04. The S&P 500 index was down 8.83 points at 3,320.79, while the Nasdaq composite was down 18.13 points at 9,370.81.

The Canadian dollar traded for US76.53¢ compared with an average of US76.61¢ on Monday.

The March crude contract was down US20¢ US$58.38 per barrel and the February natural gas contract was down US10.8¢ at US$1.90 per mmBTU.

The February gold contract was down US$2.40 at US$1,557.90 an ounce and the March copper contract was down US5.2¢ at US$2.79 a pound.