By Rebecca L. McClay, MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Canadian stocks slipped slightly on Friday, weighed down by gold stocks, as trading resumed after Thursday's Canada Day holiday.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index (CA:$ISPTX 11,238, -56.17, -0.50%) was fairly flat, slipping 0.8%.
Gold futures were lower after the U.S. Department of Labor reported smaller than expected rise in gain in private jobs. Gold futures for August were off $2.20, or 0.2% to $1,204.50.
Canadian gold stocks felt the weight. Shares of Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX 43.72, +0.62, +1.44%) , Canada's largest gold producer, were down 3.4% and shares of Goldcorp Inc. (CA:G 44.66, -1.95, -4.18%) were down more than 4%.
The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals and Mining Index (CA:TTMN 795.71, +1.68, +0.21%) was up 1.4%. Shares of main advancer Ivanhoe Mines (CA:IVN 14.13, +0.34, +2.47%) were up 3.3%.
The S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index (CA:TTEN 272.58, +0.86, +0.32%) was up 0.8% and the S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index (CA:TTFS 166.92, -0.35, -0.21%) was up 0.6%.
