TSX falls 0.19 percent to 16,867.20
- The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX falls 0.19 percent to 16,867.20
- Leading the index were Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd <TRQ.TO>, up 8.5 percent, MAG Silver Corp <MAG.TO>, up 6.6 percent, and Iamgold Corp <IMG.TO>, higher by 5.4 percent.
- Lagging shares were Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd <OR.TO>, down 10.0 percent, First Quantum Minerals Ltd <FM.TO>, down 9.7 percent, and Hudbay Minerals Inc <HBM.TO>, lower by 5.0 percent.
- On the TSX 111 issues rose and 116 fell as a 1-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 11 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 163.0 million shares.
- The most heavily traded shares by volume were First Quantum Minerals Ltd <FM.TO>, Encana Corp <ECA.TO> and Kinross Gold Corp <K.TO>.
- The TSX's energy group <.SPTTEN> rose 0.08 points, or 0.1 percent, while the financials sector <.SPTTFS> slipped 1.18 points, or 0.4 percent.
- West Texas Intermediate crude futures <CLc1> rose 0.67 percent, or $0.39, to $58.48 a barrel. Brent crude <LCOc1> rose 0.3 percent, or $0.19, to $64.47 [O/R]
- The TSX is up 17.8 percent for the year.
