TORONTO -- Uncertainty over whether Britain will vote to leave the European Union later this month drove North American stock markets lower.
In Toronto, the S&P/TSX composite fell 43.66 points to 13,993.88 as it registered a decline in all sectors except metals and materials.
It was the same sentiment in New York, as Wall Street ended lower for a third consecutive trading day. The Dow Jones industrials was off 132.86 points at 17,732.48, while the broader S&P 500 lost 17.01 points to 2,079.06 and the Nasdaq fell 46.11 points to 4,848.44.
Investors are concerned about whether Britain will choose to remain in the European Union in a June 23 referendum. Recent polls predict the so-called "Brexit" vote will be a close one.
In commodities, the July contract for benchmark North American crude oil was down 19 cents at US$48.88 a barrel, while July natural gas rose three cents to US$2.59 per mmBtu. August gold rose $11 to US$1,286.90 a troy ounce, while July copper added two cents to US$2.05 a pound.
The Canadian dollar was off 0.31 a U.S. cent at 78.08 cents US.
