Canada Stocks-TSX falls as coronavirus fears hit oil prices.

Canada's main stock index fell on Friday, weighed down by losses in energy shares, as oil prices fell on rising worries over the potential economic damage from a coronavirus outbreak that has spread to around 20 countries. The World Health Organization declared the epidemic a global emergency on Thursday after the virus killed more than 200 people in China and infected thousands globally. The energy sector dropped 1.6 percent, as U.S. crude prices were...

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