Published August 3, 2026 Updated about 4 hours ago TORONTO: Canada’s main stock index fell on Friday as a drop in gold prices weighed on metal mining shares, but the index still posted its fourth straight monthly gain. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX Composite index ended down 279.70 points, or 0.8 percent, at 35,226.14. For July, the index was up 1.1 percent, led by energy shares. The materials group, which includes metal mining shares, fell 3 percent. The price of gold was down 1.3 percent as the US dollar rebounded from a more than one-month low hit in the previous session. Technology was also a drag, falling 2.6 percent. Shares of Telus tumbled 11.3 percent after the company reported a second-quarter loss and reset its…