Credit: REUTERS/CHRIS HELGREN* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX falls 0.25 percent to 16,121.32
* Leading the index were Canopy Growth Corp
* Lagging shares were Vermilion Energy Inc VET.TO, down 8.9%, MEG Energy Corp MEG.TO, down 7.0%, and Cenovus Energy Inc CVE.TO, lower by 5.9%.
* On the TSX 110 issues rose and 108 fell as a 1-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 9 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 191.3 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aphria Inc APHA.TO, Suncor Energy Inc SU.TO and Cenovus Energy Inc CVE.TO.
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN fell 2.85 points, or 3.6%, while the financials sector .SPTTFS slipped 1.40 points, or 0.5%.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 1.25%, or $0.52, to $41.08 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 0.23%, or $0.1, to $43.31 O/R
* The TSX is off 5.5% for the year.
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