Canada Stocks Retreat Amid Trade, Jobs Data Before U.S. Election
- Raw materials producers lead decline despite strength in gold
- Energy shares fall for 6th day, worst weekly slide since May
Friday's Canadian Stock Movers
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Canadian stocks extended losses for a fourth day, closing at their lowest level since September as trade data overshadowed a third month of job gains.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.5 percent to 14,509.25 at 4 p.m. in Toronto, with its longest decline since August. Raw materials producers led the decline, falling 1 percent. Energy companies dropped for the sixth consecutive day, their longest losing streak since May, retreating after oil capped its biggest weekly decline since January.