* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX falls 12.34 percent to 12,508.45
* Leading the index were Linamar Corp
* Lagging shares were Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (TO:CHE_u), down 34.4%, Shawcor Ltd (TO:SCL), down 30.7%, and Lightspeed POS Inc (TO:LSPD), lower by 29.3%.
* On the TSX 1 issues rose and 229 fell as a 0-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were no and 157 new lows, with total volume of 678.1 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Bombardier Inc (TO:BBDb), Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (TO:CNQ) and Aurora Cannabis Inc (TO:ACB).
* The TSX's energy group (SPTTEN) fell 11.57 points, or 16.5%, while the financials sector (SPTTFS) slipped 33.19 points, or 12.8%.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures (CLc1) fell 6.03%, or $1.99, to $30.99 a barrel. Brent crude (LCOc1) fell 8.58%, or $3.07, to $32.72 [O/R]
* The TSX is off 26.7% for the year.