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Toronto stocks fall
United Press International - August 11, 1997 11:28
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TORONTO, Aug. 11 (UPI) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's 300 composite
index has fallen 52.81 points to 6,842.34 in early trading.
The narrower TSE-100 index is down 3.68 points at 411.88 today, while
the Toronto-35 index has slipped 3.95 points to 363.37. 1Trading volume
totals 20 million shares worth 320 million Canadian dollars (U.S. $229.7
million).
Declining stocks outnumber advances 407-287, with 236 stocks
unchanged.
Twelve of the TSE's 14 subgroups are lower, with utilities down 87.94
points at 5,592.50.
Active stocks include ZI Corp., up 55 Canadian cents (39 U.S. cents)
at 3.50 Canadian dollars (U.S. $2.51) and London Insurance, down 5
Canadian cents (4 U.S. cents) at 27.15 Canadian dollars (U.S. $19.49).
Large price changers include Northern Telecom, down 3.15 Canadian
dollars (U.S. $2.26) at 141.10 Canadian dollars (U.S. $101.27), and ATS
Automation, up 3.05 Canadian dollars (U.S. $2.19) at 40.05 Canadian
dollars (U.S. $28.74).
In currency trading, the Canadian dollar is down 0.17 U.S. cent at
71.77 U.S. cents, compared to 71.94 U.S. cents at the close on Friday.
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