* Leading the index were Stars Group Inc, up 7.3 percent, Home Capital Group Inc, up 7.1 percent, and OceanaGold Corp, higher by 4.3 percent.
* Lagging shares were Canada Goose Holdings Inc, down 8.2 percent, BlackBerry Ltd, down 8.1 percent, and Aphria Inc, lower by 7.4 percent.
* On the TSX 55 issues rose and 187 fell as a 0.3-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 2 new highs and 65 new lows, with total volume of 581.8 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Enbridge Inc, Bombardier Inc and Manulife Financial Corp .
* The TSX's energy group <.SPTTEN> fell 2.49 points, or 1.86 percent, while the financials sector <.SPTTFS> slipped 5.22 points, or 1.95 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 1.07 percent, or $0.49, to $45.39 a barrel. Brent crude fell 1.55 percent, or $0.84, to $53.51 [O/R]
* The TSX is off 14 percent for the year.
(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf)