Toronto stocks ended lower Tuesday, as falling resource prices weighed down the broader market.

The S&P/TSX composite index fell 29.81, or 0.24%, to 12,279.59.

It was the third losing session in a row for the benchmark index.

Six of the 10 TSX main sub-groups ended higher, but the energy sector fell 0.93%.

Light, sweet crude for December delivery fell 30¢ to end at US$58.28 a barrel.

EnCana Corp. gained 30¢, or 0.54%, to $56.37.

The materials sector fell off 0.93%, and the gold sub-sector gave up 1.15%.

The December futures contract for gold fell 50¢ to end at US$625.30 an ounce.

Kinross Gold Corp. lost 28¢, or 2%, to $13.69.

The information technology sector gained 0.75%.

Nortel Networks gained 6¢, or 2.56%, to $2.40.

The Canadian dollar was down 0.53 of a cent from Friday, to US87.86¢.

The S&P/TSX Venture composite index was off 40.06 points, or 1.51%, to 2,608.83.

In New York, markets surged to historic highs on strong corporate earnings from Wal-Mart and Intel, as well as economic data suggesting inflation was in check.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 86.13 points, or 0.71%, to close at 12,218.01, besting the all-time high-water mark of 12,196.32. The Nasdaq composite index rose 24.28, or 1.01%, to 2,430.66, while the S&P 500 index gained 8.80, or 0.64%, to 1,393.22.