Feb 21 (Reuters) - Canada’s main stock index opened marginally lower on Friday as a slump in oil prices on renewed uncertainty over the impact of the coronavirus epidemic was countered by gains in gold stocks.
* At 09:30 a.m. ET (14:30 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was down 13.01 points, or 0.07%, at 17,931.05. (Reporting by Susan Mathew in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)
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