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Publish Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2025, 11:10 AM

- TSX ends down 0.2% at 26,692.32
- For the week, the index gains 0.7%
- Materials group falls 2.8% as gold drops
- Energy ends 0.5% lower
June 27 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index pulled back on Friday from a record high, weighed by declines for mining shares, as data showed the domestic economy contracting and after U.S. President Donald Trump shattered optimism that the United States would reach a tariff deal with Canada.
The S&P/TSX composite index (.GSPTSE) , opens new tab ended down 59.63 points, or 0.2%, at 26,692.32, after posting a record closing high on Thursday. For the week, the index was up 0.7% as cooling Middle East tensions boosted investor sentiment.
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The market has benefited recently from some good news and the reduction of outsized risks, said Ben Jang, a portfolio manager at Nicola Wealth.
"But that doesn't mean that economic scarring hasn't occurred," Jang said.
Canada's economy contracted by 0.1% in April from March as U.S. tariff uncertainty weighed on the goods-producing sector. Preliminary data pointed to a further decline in activity for May.
Trump abruptly cut off trade talks with Canada over its new tax targeting U.S. technology firms, calling it a "blatant attack" and saying that he would set a new tariff rate on Canadian goods within the next week.
The materials group, which includes fertilizer companies and metal mining stocks, fell 2.8% as easing of U.S.-China trade tensions reduced the appeal of safe-haven gold.
Energy also ended lower, falling 0.5%, as the price of oil posted a steep weekly decline.
TC Energy Corp (TRP.TO) , opens new tab was a bright spot. Its shares rose 2.4% after the company started collecting tolls for the Southeast Gateway natural gas pipeline in Mexico.
Seven of 10 major sectors ended higher, with real estate adding 0.7% as long-term borrowing costs fell.
The Canadian 10-year eased 2.5 basis points to 3.315%, pulling back from an earlier one-week high.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/tsx-futures-flat-gold-falls-investors-await-us-inflation-data-2025-06-27/