Nov 16 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell on Friday, pressured by losses in technology and industrial shares.
* At 9:37 a.m. ET (1437 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX Composite index .GSPTSE was down 49.28 points, or 0.33 percent, at 15,095.6.
* Seven of the index's 11 major sectors were lower, led by a 0.7 percent fall in the technology sector .SPTTTK , followed by a 0.6 percent drop in the industrials sector .GSPTTIN .
* Technology stocks were hurt by more than 2 percent drop in shares of Shopify Inc SHOP.TO , while gains in industrials were kept in check by a 10.5 percent fall in shares of Bombardier BBDb.TO .
* Canadian province Quebec's securities regulator asked Bombardier to halt executive share sales plan after revealing an ongoing probe into stock transactions by company executives. Among few bright spots, the materials sector .GSPTTMT , added 0.7 percent, as copper and zinc rose on signs of supply tightening and after gold prices climbed amid fears of a chaotic departure for Britain from the European Union. GOL/ MET/L
* Canadian factory sales edged up in Sep from Aug, on higher shipments of autos as production ramped up after a series of assembly plant shutdowns, Statistics Canada said. Benefiting from the factory sales data was the loonie, which strengthened against its broadly weaker U.S. counterpart, along with some support from higher oil prices. On the TSX, 97 issues were higher, while 134 issues declined for a 1.38-to-1 ratio to the downside, with volume touching 15.93 million shares.
* Top percentage gainers on the TSX were shares of gold miners, Eldorado Gold ELD.TO , which rose 4.3 percent and Iamgold Corp IMG.TO , which rose 3.9 percent.
* Bombardier BBDb.TO fell the most on the TSX.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Bombardier, Aurora Cannabis ACB.TO and Trevali Mining TV.TO .
* The TSX posted no new 52-week high and five new lows.
* Across all Canadian issues, there were two new 52-week highs and 19 new lows, with the total volume touching 22.83 million shares.