* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE fell 35.39 points, or 0.21 percent, to 16,527.90.
* Leading the index were Cogeco Communications Inc CCA.TO , up 5.5 percent, Gran Tierra Energy Inc GTE.TO , up 3.9 percent, and Cargojet Inc CJT.TO , higher by 3.5 percent.
* Lagging shares were Bausch Health Companies Inc BHC.TO , down 4.3 percent, Canopy Growth Corp WEED.TO , down 4.2 percent, and TORC Oil & Gas Ltd TOG.TO , lower by 3.7 percent.
* On the TSX 77 issues rose and 155 fell as a 0.5-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 18 new highs and 4 new lows, with total volume of 183.8 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Encana Corp ECA.TO , Canntrust Holdings Inc TRST.TO and Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN fell 0.05 points, or 0.0 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS slipped 0.50 points, or 0.2 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 0.08 percent, or $0.05, to $60.48 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 0.34 percent, or $0.23, to $66.78 O/R
* The TSX is up 15.4 percent for the year.