TSX drops 1 percent as energy shares unravel

Mon Oct 26, 12:10 PM
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index gave back an early gain and was 1 percent lower around midday on Monday as investors pocketed early gains made by Suncor Energy and its oil company peers ahead of the upcoming month-end.
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index gave back an early gain and was 1 percent lower around midday on Monday as investors pocketed early gains made by Suncor Energy and its oil company peers ahead of the upcoming month-end.

At 12:05 p.m. (1605 GMT), the S&P/TSX composite index was down 116.57 points, or 1.02 percent, at 11,265.56.

(Reporting by Frank Pingue; editing by Peter Galloway)