TORONTO, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index slipped in early trade on Tuesday, weighed by falls among financial stocks, while Cenovus Energy Inc CVE.TO and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd CNQ.TO both jumped after announcing a deal for Cenovus' Pelican Lake assets.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was down 29.15 points, or 0.19 percent, at 15,162.45 shortly after the open.