Dec 28 (Reuters) – Canada’s main stock index remained relatively unchanged on Thursday, with the downward pressure from declining commodity prices affecting energy and materials stocks, while advances in healthcare stocks capped losses.
At 10:17 a.m. ET (15:17 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index (.GSPTSE) was down 4.05 points, or 0.02%, at 21,011.86.
The energy sector (.SPTTEN) was the top loser, sheding 0.3%, hurt by a decline of over $1 in crude prices as concerns eased about shipping disruptions along the Red Sea route.
Weighing on the energy index, Energy Fuels tumbled 7.5% to the bottom of TSX after the minerals company announced that the chief financial officer Tom Brock would step down.
The materials sector (.GSPTTMT), which includes precious and base metals miners and fertilizer companies, fell 0.3% as both gold and copper prices slipped from their highs during the day.
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