Feb 7 (Reuters) - Canada’s main stock index opened lower on Friday, as energy stocks tumbled tracking a slide in oil prices, while a mounting death toll from the coronavirus epidemic weighed on sentiment.
* At 9:31 a.m. ET (1431 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was down 54.64 points, or 0.31%, at 17,702.85. (Reporting by Sagarika Jaisinghani in Bengaluru; Editing by Amy Caren Daniel)
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