Canada's main stock index was down in late-morning trading, led lower by losses in the financial sector, while U.S. stock markets were up on the final day of the trading week.

The S&P/TSX Composite Index was down 89.05 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 19,997.67.

In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 153.63 points at 32,408.49. The S&P 500 Index was up 14.71 points at 3,933.03, while the Nasdaq Composite was up 18.51 points at 11,356.86.

The Canadian dollar traded for 72.55 cents U.S. compared with 72.52 cents U.S. on Thursday.

The April crude contract was up 46 cents at US$76.18 per barrel and the April natural gas contract was down five cents at US$2.49 per mm/BTU.

The April gold contract was up US$32.30 at US$1,866.90 an ounce and the May copper contract was up a penny at US$4.05 a pound.