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* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite indexended down 16.39 points, or 0.11 percent, at15,164.37, its lowest close since Feb. 9.
* The index had dipped below the 15,000 threshold earlier inthe session.
* The recovery from session lows came as Wall Street's threemajor indexes staged a comeback to close around 1 percenthigher. Investors turned their focus to earnings and away from atrade conflict between
* Financials on the TSX fell 0.4 percent, while thematerials group, which includes precious and base metals minersand fertilizer companies, lost 0.8 percent.
* Crop nutrient producer Nutrien Ltd retreated 1.6percent to
* Six of the TSX's 10 main groups ended lower. The indexposted two new 52-week highs and 15 new lows.
* The largest percentage gainer on the TSX was Element FleetManagement Corp, which rose 4.3 percent, while thelargest decliner was Prometic Life Sciences, down 6.9percent.
* Weed stocks were among the most active Canadian stocks byvolume, including Aurora Cannabis, which fell 5.6percent to