(Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell on Friday as coronavirus-led shutdowns dragged the country's domestic growth in April by a record 11%, while a drop in heavyweight energy shares following weak oil prices also dented sentiment.
* At 09:40 a.m. ET (1340 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was down 58 points, or 0.38%, at 15,204.73.
* The energy sector dropped 1.6% as U.S. crude prices fell 2.4% a barrel, while Brent crude lost 2.0%. [O/R]
* The financials sector slipped 1.3% and the industrials sector fell 0.6%.
* The materials sector, which includes precious and base metals miners and fertilizer companies, added 1.6% as gold futures rose 0.7% to $1,725.7 an ounce. [GOL/]
* On the TSX, 61 issues were higher, while 167 issues declined for a 2.74-to-1 ratio to the downside, with 31.04 million shares traded.
* The largest percentage gainers on the TSX was Pan American Silver Corp (TO:PAAS), which jumped 6.0% after the mining company said it would undertake an public offering of 9 million common shares of Maverix Metal Inc, currently held by Pan American.
* Its gains were followed by First Majestic Silver Corp (TO:FR), which rose 4.8% after brokerage BMO raised price target of the stock.
* Canopy Growth Corp (TO:WEED) fell 18.9%, the most on the TSX, after the pot company reported a wider first-quarter loss.
* The second-biggest decliner was Laurentian Bank of Canada (TO:LB), down 8.8%, after the chartered bank reported second-quarter results below analysts estimates.
* The most-heavily traded shares by volume were Suncor Energy Inc (TO:SU), down 1.5%; Torstar Corp (TO:TSb), up 6.6% and Hexo Corp (TO:HEXO), down 5.4%.
* The TSX posted no new 52-week highs and no new lows.
* Across all Canadian issues, there were eight new 52-week highs and 2 new lows, with a total volume of 52.06 million shares.
