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Toronto stocks fall as hot U.S. jobs data sparks recession fears
Aug 5 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell on Friday, with commodity and technology stocks leading losses, after a robust jobs report in the U.S. bolstered the case for the Federal Reserve to continue its policy tightening pace amid soaring inflation.
At 9:30 a.m. ET (13:30 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index (.GSPTSE) was down 84.81 points, or 0.43%, at 19,492.23.
Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber
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