Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was down 53.03 points, or 0.25%, at 20,875.07, weighed down by a more than 1% slide in healthcare stocks
Benchmark LME copper was down 0.1% at $10,270 a tonne in official trading having earlier reached $10,452.50, within spitting distance of May's all-time peak of $10,747.50
Saudi Arabia's benchmark index eased 0.1%, hit by a 1.5% fall in petrochemical maker Saudi Basic Industries and a 4.8% decline in Yanbu National Petrochemicals Co (Yansab)
The transaction, including expected converted investments by investors AMF and Folksam, was seen resulting in a free float of about 19.5% to 24.0%, Volvo says
Planning minister says programme has been prepared to extend targeted subsidy on essential commodities, which would mitigate some of the impact of higher prices