* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE fell 49.40 points, or 0.30 percent, to 16,525.43.
* Leading the index were New Gold Inc NGD.TO , up 8.6 percent, Eldorado Gold Corp ELD.TO , up 5.7 percent, and Ero Copper Corp ERO.TO , higher by 5.1 percent.
* Lagging shares were Canopy Growth Corp WEED.TO , down 7.6 percent, Brookfield Business Partners LP BBU_u.TO , down 5.9 percent, and Torex Gold Resources Inc TXG.TO , lower by 5.1 percent.
* On the TSX 87 issues rose and 142 fell as a 0.6-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 18 new highs and 1 new low, with total volume of 490.3 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were New Gold Inc NGD.TO , Kinross Gold Corp K.TO and Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN fell 1.12 points, or 0.8 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS slipped 0.82 points, or 0.3 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 1.02 percent, or $0.59, to $57.66 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 1.41 percent, or $0.91, to $65.36 O/R
* The TSX is up 15.4 percent for the year.