TORONTO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index
slumped in early trade on Friday, weighed down by falling energy
shares as crude prices ducked under $30 a barrel and by a broad
retreat by banks and consumer names amid economic uncertainty.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index
.GSPTSE was last down 303.37 points, or 2.46 percent, at
12,032.66. Of its 10 main groups, only materials were higher,
helped by gains for gold miners.