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CANADA STOCKS - TSX falls 0.83 percent

Published 2018-10-23, 04:21 p/m
Updated 2018-10-23, 04:30 p/m
© Reuters.  CANADA STOCKS - TSX falls 0.83 percent

© Reuters. CANADA STOCKS - TSX falls 0.83 percent

NEW YORK, Oct 23 (Reuters) -

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE fell 127.53 points, or 0.83 percent, to 15,285.17.

* Leading the index were West Fraser Timber Co Ltd WFT.TO , up 6.5 percent, Alamos Gold Inc AGI.TO , up 6.1 percent, and B2Gold Corp BTO.TO , higher by 3.8 percent.

* Lagging shares were Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO , down 11.7 percent, Trican Well Service Ltd TCW.TO , down 7.6 percent, and Crescent Point Energy Corp CPG.TO , lower by 7.2 percent.

* On the TSX 89 issues rose and 154 fell as a 0.6-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 1 new highs and 37 new lows, with total volume of 346.2 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO , Aphria Inc APH.TO and Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO .

* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN fell 4.18 points, or 2.38 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS slipped 0.14 points, or 0.05 percent.

* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 4.44 percent, or $3.08, to $66.28 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 4.37 percent, or $3.49, to $76.34 O/R

* The TSX is off 5.7 percent for the year.

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