* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX falls 0.34 percent to 16,253.46
* Leading the index were NFI Group Inc NFI.TO , up 5.7 percent, Hudson's Bay Co HBC.TO , up 4.5 percent, and CannTrust Holdings Inc TRST.TO , higher by 4 percent.
* Lagging shares were Peyto Exploration & Development Corp PEY.TO , down 7.4 percent, Canopy Growth Corp WEED.TO , down 5.2 percent, and Kelt Exploration Ltd KEL.TO , lower by 4.9 percent.
* On the TSX 62 issues rose and 173 fell as a 0.4-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 8 new highs and 7 new lows, with total volume of 143.9 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were B2gold Corp BTO.TO , Encana Corp ECA.TO and Oceanagold Corp OGC.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN fell 0.86 points, or 0.7 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 0.25 points, or 0.1 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 0.47 percent, or $0.26, to $55.42 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 0.48 percent, or $0.29, to $60.01 O/R
* The TSX is up 13.5 percent for the year.