TSX falls 0.3 percent as consumer sector weighs on index

The main stock index in Canada retreated from a six-week high on Thursday as investors weighed the potential economic impact of sustained high energy prices. The S&P/TSX Composite Index finished the trading session down 103.76 points, or 0.3%, at 34,052.23. This decline followed a peak on Wednesday when the index reached its highest closing level since early March, driven by hopes for a resolution to energy supply disruptions in the Middle East.