TSX slips on U.S. jobs data, but gains on week

By John Tilak TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s main stock index dropped on Friday with financial and telecoms shares leading the fall as worries about the Syrian conflict hit sentiment and disappointing U.S. jobs data signaled an uneven recovery in the world’s biggest economy. The sluggish U.S. data did lessen fears of an immediate pullback in stimulus measures by the U.S. central bank. That lifted the price of bullion, which is seen as a safe-haven trade during tough economic times, and gold-mining stocks rose as a result. …