* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX falls 1.15 percent to 16,514.44
* Leading the index were NovaGold Resources Inc NG.TO , up 8.0%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc AUP.TO , up 7.1%, and Silvercrest Metals Inc SIL.TO , higher by 6.1%.
* Lagging shares were iA Financial Corporation Inc IAG.TO , down 5.8%, Enerplus Corp ERF.TO , down 5.5%, and Norbord Inc OSB.TO , lower by 5.4%.
* On the TSX 48 issues rose and 168 fell as a 0.3-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 4 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 240.4 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Suncor Energy Inc SU.TO , Manulife Financial Corp MFC.TO and Kinross Gold Corp K.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN fell 2.49 points, or 3.0%, while the financials sector .SPTTFS slipped 4.30 points, or 1.5%.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 0.35%, or $0.15, to $42.82 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 0.41%, or $0.19, to $45.62 O/R
* The TSX is off 3.2% for the year.