S&P/TSX composite down in late-morning trading, price of gold lower

A man walks past a building in Toronto that used to house the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday, August 18 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim

TORONTO - Canada's main stock index finished lower on Friday, weighed down by losses in the basic materials sector, as U.S. markets were closed for a holiday.

The S&P/TSX composite index was down 111.92 points at 34,857.34.

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