TSX closes flat as consumer stocks' losses offset mining, energy gains

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past an old Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) sign in Toronto, June 23, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index closed little changed on Thursday as strength in miners and energy companies offset losses in healthcare and consumer shares. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index ended the day 15.84 points, or 0.1 percent, lower at 15,508.17. (Reporting by Nichola Saminather; Editing by Peter Cooney)