Article content Canada’s main stock index stayed in negative territory following a lower open on Wednesday after the Bank of Canada held its key lending rate steady, while heavyweight financial stocks declined. * At 10:06 a.m. ET (1406 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was down 74.52 points, or 0.37%, at 19,991.4. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or TSX stays in the red as BoC holds rates, financials fall Back to video * The Bank of Canada left its key interest rate unchanged at 0.25%, as expected, and said it would maintain its current policy of quantitative easing.