Aug 3 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index edged lower on Friday, dragged by losses in financial names and as China's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods revived trade war concerns.
* At 9:46 a.m. ET (1346 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX Composite index .GSPTSE was down 24.27 points, or 0.15 percent, at 16,384.89.
* Eight of the index's 11 major sectors were lower, with financial down 0.3 percent .SPTTFS .
* Top drags among financials were shares of Toronto-Dominion Bank TD.TO , which dipped 0.4 percent, and a 1.2 percent drop in shares of Fairfax Financial FFH.TO after quarterly results.
* China announced retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods ranging from liquefied natural gas to some aircraft and warned of further measures, signaling that it won't back down in a protracted trade war with Washington. The energy sector .SPTTEN dropped 0.2 percent as oil prices edged lower after easing on persistent supply concerns as Russia increased production in July and Saudi Arabia cut the price of crude for its Asian customers.
* U.S. crude CLc1 prices were down 0.5 percent a barrel, while Brent crude LCOc1 was unchanged. O/R
* Canadian exports shrugged off the effects of U.S. metals tariffs to hit a record high in June, cutting the country's trade deficit to its lowest in 17 months, data showed. On the TSX, 90 issues were higher, while 139 issues declined for a 1.54-to-1 ratio to the downside, with 8.14 million shares traded.
* Top percentage gainer on the TSX were shares of Sierra Wireless SW.TO , which jumped 16 percent after beating quarterly profit estimate, and Parkland Fuel Co PKI.TO , which rose 8.6 percent after quarterly results.
* Dorel Industries DIIb.TO fell 4.1 percent, the most on the TSX, followed by shares of Advantage Oil & Gas AAV.TO , down 2.9 percent after quarterly results.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aurora Cannabis ACB.TO , Bombardier BBDb.TO and Enbridge Inc ENB.TO .
* The TSX posted three new 52-week highs and no new lows.
* Across all Canadian issues there were eight new 52-week highs and nine new lows, with total volume of 14.56 million shares.