* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX falls 1.40 percent to 16,218.01
* Leading the index were Laurentian Bank of Canada LB.TO , up 6.1%, Air Canada AC.TO , up 3.8%, and Hudbay Minerals Inc HBM.TO , higher by 3.3%.
* Lagging shares were Kinaxis Inc KXS.TO , down 6.6%, Equinox Gold Corp EQX.TO , down 6.2%, and Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO , lower by 6.0%.
* On the TSX 37 issues rose and 181 fell as a 0.2-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were no and no new lows, with total volume of 260.6 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Suncor Energy Inc SU.TO , Canadian Natural Resources Ltd CNQ.TO and Manulife Financial Corp MFC.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN fell 0.74 points, or 0.9%, while the financials sector .SPTTFS slipped 2.01 points, or 0.7%.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 4.5%, or $1.86, to $39.51 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 3.9%, or $1.72, to $42.35 O/R
* The TSX is off 5% for the year.