* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX falls 0.16 percent to 15,596.75
* Leading the index were Cineplex Inc
* Lagging shares were Ero Copper Corp , down 4.6%, H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (TO:HR_u), down 4.2%, and Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (TO:AX_u), lower by 3.8%.
* On the TSX 88 issues rose and 130 fell as a 0.7-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 5 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 61.2 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Bank Of Nova Scotia , Toronto-dominion Bank and Crescent Point Energy Corp.
* The TSX's energy group fell 0.29 points, or 0.4%, while the financials sector slipped 0.21 points, or 0.1%.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 0.81%, or $0.33, to $40.32 a barrel. Brent crude fell 0.83%, or $0.36, to $42.78
* The TSX is off 8.6% for the year.