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* TSX up 0.38 points, or essentially flat, at 14,514.90
* Seven of the TSX's 10 main groups fall
* Index on track for 1.8 percent weekly gain
TORONTO, July 15 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index was little changed on Friday as heavyweight bank stocks made some gains, while most other groups including gold miners, energy producers and telecom and technology stocks weighed.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was nevertheless on track to rise 1.8 percent on the week, its third straight week of 1-percent-plus gains.
The most influential gainers included some of its biggest banks, with Royal Bank of Canada RY.TO up 0.4 percent to C$80.13, and Bank of Nova Scotia adding 0.7 percent to C$65.67.
Among stocks weighing most heavily were Goldcorp Inc G.TO , which fell 0.7 percent to C$24.91. The sector edged lower as the price of bullion fell on Friday and was set for its first weekly loss since May. GOL/
Suncor Energy Inc SU.TO declined 0.3 percent to C$36.47. Other energy stocks gained, however, including Encana Corp ECA.TO , which rose 1.7 percent to C$10.47.
At 9:58 a.m. EDT (1358 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 0.38 points, or essentially flat, at 14,514.90. Seven of its 10 main sectors were lower, and decliners were outnumbering advancers by a roughly three-to-two ratio.
Telus Corp T.TO shares fell 0.9 percent to C$42.99 after the telecom company said its healthcare unit would pay an undisclosed sum for an electronic medical records operation. rival Shaw Communications Inc SJRb.TO fell 1.1 percent to C$24.90 after it reported quarterly earnings.