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CANADA STOCKS - TSX falls 0.30 percent, dragged by financials

Published 2018-06-27, 04:13 p/m
© Reuters.  CANADA STOCKS - TSX falls 0.30 percent, dragged by financials
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NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) -

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE fell 48.84 points, or 0.30 percent, to 16,231.25.

* The biggest contributor to the TSX loss was Shopify Inc SHOP.TO with 8.2 net index points. Financials was the top sector contributor to the decline with 21.7 net points.

* Leading the index were MEG Energy Corp MEG.TO , up 5.5 percent, Centerra Gold Inc CG.TO , up 5.2 percent, and Encana Corp ECA.TO , higher by 4.9 percent.

* Lagging shares were Corus Entertainment Inc CJRb.TO , down 17.9 percent, Canopy Growth Corp WEED.TO , down 10.1 percent, and Eldorado Gold Corp ELD.TO , lower by 9.2 percent.

* On the TSX, 109 issues advanced and 134 declined as a 0.8-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 12 new highs and 7 new lows, with total volume of 233.7 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Baytex Energy Corp BTE.TO , Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO and Canopy Growth Corp WEED.TO .

* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 3.10 points, or 1.53 percent.

* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 2.68 percent, or $1.89, to $72.42 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 1.39 percent, or $1.06, to $77.37 O/R

* The TSX is up 0.1 percent for the year.

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