Canadian stock market falls, ending 12-day gain
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TORONTO, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Canadian stock market fell Tuesday, ending a 12-day rally, due to loss of energy shares.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index was down 120.40 points, or 0.78 percent, to close the day at 15,273.17 points.
The Canadian dollar fell 0.3 cents to 0.749 U.S. dollar.
Among energy stocks, Suncor fell 1.17 dollars, or 2.7 percent, to 42.11 Canadian dollars while Canadian Natural Resources lost 1.96, or 5.4 percent, to 34.52 Canadian dollars.
In the industrial group, Canadian National Railways settled 3.90 dollars, or 3.5 percent, to 107.90 Canadian dollars while Bombardier dipped three cents, or 1.4 percent, to 2.06 Canadian dollars.
In the tech sector, Shopify edged down 1.69 dollars to 208.50 Canadian dollars while BlackBerry declined 31 cents to 10.15 Canadian dollars.
However, the gold stocks rose. Kinross Gold climbed 13 cents to 4.19 Canadian dollars while Agnico Eagle Mines gained 45 cents to 52.52 Canadian dollars.
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday are RNC Materials Corp, Aurora Cannabis Inc., and Aphria Inc.
RNC Materials Corp. fell five cents, or 7.46 per cent, to 0.62 Canadian dollar on 18.1 million shares.
Aurora Cannabis Inc. declined 12 cents, or 1.43 per cent, to 8.28 Canadian dollars on 13.1 million shares.
Aphria Inc. dropped 49 cents, or 4.94 percent, to 9.43 Canadian dollars on 9.5 million shares. Enditem
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