* TSX falls 27.21 points, or 0.18 percent, to 14,768.85
* Seven of the TSX's 10 main groups move lower
TORONTO, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index slipped on Friday as losses among financial stocks offset gains for resource companies and utilities.
Gold miners once again moved in the opposite direction of the broader index, while energy companies also gained as oil prices edged higher.
At 10:12 a.m. EDT (1412 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE fell 27.21 points, or 0.18 percent, to 14,768.85.
It is on track for a 0.8 percent gain for the week, after ending last week at a one-year high.
The most influential movers on the index included Brookfield Asset Management, which fell 2.6 percent to C$44.64 after reporting its quarterly earnings. financials group slipped 0.6 percent.
Sun Life Financial SLF.TO will continue to pursue acquisitions through the remainder of 2016, potentially expanding further in Asia, the insurer's chief executive said on Thursday. shares declined 0.4 percent to C$41.46.
Concordia International Corp CXR.TO shares declined 23.8 percent to C$16.2 after the healthcare company's earnings disappointed and it halted its dividend. the other side of the coin, the energy group climbed 0.4 percent, with Canadian Natural Resources CNQ.TO up 0.6 percent to C$41.60.
Oil edged higher as a weaker U.S. dollar kept prices near the previous day's highs. greenback's losses, hurt by unexpectedly flat U.S. retail sales data, also helped push bullion higher. GOL/
Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO added 1.4 percent to C$28.59, Goldcorp Inc G.TO rose 1.0 percent to C$24.85, and Kinross Gold advanced 2.6 percent to C$7.03.
The materials group, which includes precious and base metals miners and fertilizer companies, added 0.7 percent.
Seven of the index's 10 main groups were in negative territory.