TSX extends drop, resources lead slide

Fri Oct 30, 10:35 AM
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index extended losses on Friday morning, led by declines in commodity-based issues such as Canadian Natural Resources and Barrick Gold , partly from softening prices for oil and gold and as profit-taking took hold after the index's big rally in the previous session.
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(Reuters)

TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index extended losses on Friday morning, led by declines in commodity-based issues such as Canadian Natural Resources and Barrick Gold , partly from softening prices for oil and gold and as profit-taking took hold after the index's big rally in the previous session.

The S&P/TSX composite index was down 110.31 points, or 1 percent, at 10,964.91.

(Reporting by Ka Yan Ng; editing by Rob Wilson)