TSX starts slightly lower, banks weigh

Fri Oct 30, 9:39 AM
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index got off to a slightly lower start on Friday as Royal Bank of Canada and other heavyweight bank shares handed back some of the meaty gains they made on Thursday.
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index got off to a slightly lower start on Friday as Royal Bank of Canada and other heavyweight bank shares handed back some of the meaty gains they made on Thursday.

The S&P/TSX composite index fell 2.31 points to 11,072.91 at the open.

(Reporting by Frank Pingue; editing by Peter Galloway)