TORONTO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index
retreated on Thursday as weakness in telecom and materials
stocks offset gains for financials.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index
.GSPTSE was down 15.64 points, or 0.12 percent, at 13,150.44,
shortly after the open, including a 2.9 percent drop in the
telecoms group.