Stocks Fade by Thursday Close
The S&P/TSX Composite slid 100.71 points to end Thursday at 18,274.07. The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.16 cents to 78.89 cents U.S. Health-care issues weighed most on the index, with Aphria skidding $1.26, or 6.1%, to $19.35, while Aurora Cannabis lost $1.31, or 7.9%, to $15.26. In the gold sector, Barrick Gold gave back 74 cents, or 2.8%, to $25.67, while Kinross Gold fell 16 cents, or 1.8%, to $8.52. Energy stocks also failed to make the grade Thursday, as Imperial Oil slipped 51 cents, or 1.9%, to $26.18, while Seven Generations Energy surrendered 12 cents, or 1.3%, to $8.85. On a m...