TORONTO, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Canada's main stock market fell Tuesday as consumer staples and financials experienced losses.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index fell 34.06 points, or 0.21 percent, to close at 16,296.97 points.
The energy group rose 0.79 points, or 0.40 percent while the financials sector fell 1.12 points, or 0.36 percent.
The Canadian dollar edged down 0.01 cent to 0.76.68 U.S. dollar.
Restaurant Brands International declined 1.2 percent to 78.74 Canadian dollars while Metro Inc. fell 1.8 percent to 41.92 Canadian dollars.
Scotiabank fell 14 cents to 77.55 Canadian dollars while Royal Bank lost 41 cents to 102.49 Canadian dollars.
Shopify dropped 1.7 percent to 174.11 Canadian dollars.
The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aurora Cannabis Inc., Canopy Growth Corp. and Aphria Inc.
Aurora Inc. soared 7.6 percent 8.19 Canadian dollars, Canopy Growth Corp. rose 2.9 percent to 50.42 Canadian dollars, and Aphria Inc. added six cents to 11.53 Canadian dollars.
