( Rene Johnston / Toronto Star file photo )Slumping oil prices dragged down the Canadian dollar and the Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index ahead of the weekend. The October crude oil contract slipped 88 cents to $43.03 (U.S.) per barrel. Article Continued BelowThe major detractors to performance in the stock markets today have been the energy, gold and financial sectors, he said. The biggest losing sector was health care, but gold stocks fell 1.21 per cent, energy 0.47 per cent and financials 0.54 per cent. The December gold contract was down $7.80 (U.S.) to $1,310.20 (U.S.) per ounce and the December copper contract was relatively unchanged at $2.16 (U.S.).

Source: thestar September 16, 2016 18:50 UTC