TORONTO, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index closed lower on Tuesday, its fifth straight declining session, with Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (NYSE:VRX) VRX.TO and Bank of Nova Scotia BNS.TO weighing after earnings for each failed to impress investors.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE unofficially closed down 64.27 points, or 0.42 percent, at 15,399.24. It gained 0.1 percent in February.