CANADA STOCKS-Toronto market 落ちるs to 2-1/2-month low as 科学(工学)技術 slides

By Fergal Smith

TORONTO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Canada's main 在庫/株 索引 on Monday fell to its lowest level in two and a half months as rising 社債 産する/生じるs 圧力d 科学(工学)技術 在庫/株s, offsetting a fourth straight day of 伸び(る)s for the energy 部門.

The Toronto 在庫/株 交流's S&P/TSX 合成物 索引 ended 負かす/撃墜する 98.62 points, or 0.5%, at 20,052.25, its lowest の近くにing level since July 20.

"The market 環境 has been soft," said Shailesh Kshatriya, director, 投資 戦略s at Russell 投資s.

"Some of that is 予定 to the narrative around 頂点(に達する) growth ... More recently, higher energy prices may be 与える/捧げるing to 可能性のある インフレーション 危険s 負かす/撃墜する the line."

The prospect of インフレーション 軍隊ing central banks to 強化する 政策 sooner than 推定する/予想するd has helped 押し進める 社債 産する/生じるs to the highest in months. 口論する人ing in Washington over the 負債 天井 追加するd to 上向き 圧力 on 産する/生じるs.

"The 部門s that have 利益d from 産する/生じるs coming 負かす/撃墜する -- some of that is beginning to unwind," Kshatriya said.

科学(工学)技術 在庫/株s fell 2.8%, 跡をつけるing 拒絶する/低下するs for the tech-激しい Nasdaq 合成物 索引, while the healthcare 部門 ended nearly 3% lower.

"I think people are pretty 用心深い 権利 now waiting to see what the 収入s are going to be and we've also come off the first real corrective 活動/戦闘 in September," said Gregory Taylor, 大臣の地位 経営者/支配人 at 目的 投資s.

The TSX fell 2.5% in September, ending a run of seven straight 月毎の 伸び(る)s.

限界ing the Toronto market's losses on Monday were energy 在庫/株s, which rose 2% to the highest since January last year.

U.S. 天然のまま oil 未来s settled 2.3% higher at $77.62 a バーレル/樽 after 石油輸出国機構+ 確認するd it would stick to its 現在の 生産(高) 政策.

Sun Life 財政上の Inc 伸び(る)d 2.4% after 説 it will acquire U.S. dental 利益s provider DentaQuest for $2.48 billion in its biggest 取引,協定 in two 10年間s. (報告(する)/憶測ing by Fergal Smith; Additiona l 報告(する)/憶測ing by Amal S in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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