NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) -
* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE fell 36.63 points, or 0.23 percent, to 16,100.94.
* Leading the index were Aphria Inc APH.TO , up 15.5 percent, WSP Global Inc WSP.TO , up 7.3 percent, and Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc ATDb.TO , higher by 4.5 percent.
* Lagging shares were Pretium Resources Inc PVG.TO , down 10.2 percent, Crescent Point Energy Corp CPG.TO , down 7.7 percent, and Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO , lower by 5.6 percent.
* On the TSX 125 issues advanced and 117 declined as a 1.1-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 8 new highs and 13 new lows, with total volume of 229.0 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aphria Inc APH.TO , Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO and Baytex Energy Corp BTE.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN fell 3.64 points, or 1.88 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 0.41 points, or 0.13 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 1.11 percent, or $0.76, to $67.96 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 0.71 percent, or $0.55, to $76.72 O/R
* The TSX is off 0.7 percent for the year.