TSX opens lower on oil price, Potash earnings

Thu Oct 22, 10:03 AM
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index opened slightly lower on Thursday as a slide in oil prices pulled down energy shares, while Potash Corp shares dropped after the company reported a drop in quarterly profit.
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index opened slightly lower on Thursday as a slide in oil prices pulled down energy shares, while Potash Corp shares dropped after the company reported a drop in quarterly profit.

The S&P/TSX composite index fell 11.61 points, or 0.1 percent, to 11,430.41 at the open.

(Reporting by Frank Pingue; editing by Peter Galloway)