The Toronto stock market was little changed as bank stocks fell amid worry that Ireland will have to get a financial bailout, while base metal stocks picked up in the face of record copper prices.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 7.9 points at 12,934.74.
The Canadian dollar moved lower, down 0.33 of a cent at 99.67 cents (U.S.) on international markets late in the day as Canadian banks and the Bank of Canada were closed because of Remembrance Day.
Copper hit a record high on the London Metal Exchange of $8,966 a tonne amid data which showed that growth in Chinese factory output eased in October, though still rising at double-digit rates over last year.
New York's Dow Jones industrial average dropped 73.94 points to 11,283.1.
The Nasdaq composite index fell 23.26 points to 2,555.52 48, while the S&P 500 index lost 5.17 points to 1,213.54.