Canadian stocks dipped slightly at the start of trading on Monday, with financials and mining stocks showing the biggest declines.
The S&P/TSX composite index fell 32 points or 0.2 per cent, to 13,433. U.S. markets were closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Among financials, Royal Bank of Canada fell 0.2 per cent, Bank of Nova Scotia fell 0.4 per cent and Toronto-Dominion Bank fell 0.6 per cent.
Energy stocks were mixed, with Suncor Energy Inc. up 0.2 per cent but Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. down 0.1 per cent.
Among materials stocks, Teck Resources Ltd. fell 0.7 per cent and Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. fell 0.5 per cent.
Meanwhile, it will be interesting to see what happens to Apple Inc.'s share price when trading in the stock resumes on Tuesday. The company announced that chief executive Steve Jobs will take another medical leave of absence, leaving chief operating officer Tim Cook in charge of Apple's day-to-day operations.
In the past, Mr. Jobs's health concerns have had a fairly big influence on the company's share price. Curiously, this latest announcement was made when U.S. markets are closed.