TORONTO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Canada's benchmark stock index
dipped on Friday as a selloff in U.S. technology stocks spilled
over to Canada's technology sector, but defensive names such as
gold stocks helped cushion losses.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index
.GSPTSE unofficially closed down just 10.51 points, or 0.08
percent, at 12,763.99, after paring earlier losses.