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CANADA STOCKS - TSX falls 0.20 percent, up 1.5 pct for the week

Published 2018-11-02, 04:18 p/m
© Reuters.  CANADA STOCKS - TSX falls 0.20 percent, up 1.5 pct for the week
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NEW YORK, Nov 2 (Reuters) -

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE fell 30.87 points, or 0.20 percent, to 15,119.28, but closed out the week with a gain of 1.5 percent, its best weekly performance since May.

* Leading the index were Interfor Corp IFP.TO , up 15.4 percent, Western Forest Products Inc WEF.TO , up 14.5 percent, and Maxar Technologies Ltd MAXR.TO , higher by 11.9 percent.

* Lagging shares were Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc ZZZ.TO , down 13.2 percent, Artis Real Estate Investment Trust AX_u.TO , down 11.9 percent, and Dorel Industries Inc DIIb.TO , lower by 8.3 percent.

* On the TSX 82 issues rose and 156 fell as a 0.5-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 1 new highs and 18 new lows, with total volume of 263.8 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO , Encana Corp ECA.TO and Baytex Energy Corp BTE.TO .

* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN fell 2.31 points, or 1.38 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 1.32 points, or 0.46 percent.

* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 1.35 percent, or $0.86, to $62.83 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 0.44 percent, or $0.32, to $72.57 O/R

* The TSX is off 6.7 percent for the year.

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