Canadian shares fall most since June as silver, oil drop

Source: Bloomberg
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Canadian shares plummeted the most since June, as a fall in gold and silver boosted losses in metal producers and energy companies suffered the biggest fall in eight weeks. The Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index retreated 148.90 points to 12,588.02. Crude for September settlement dropped 0.3% to $107.10 per barrel.  

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