CANADA STOCKS-TSX flat as energy gains on jobs data offset by gold
March 07, 2014 at 11:46 AM EST
By Solarina Ho TORONTO, March 7 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index was little changed on Friday, as gains in energy stocks following better-than-expected U.S. jobs data was offset by a drop in mining stocks as the price of gold fell. U.S. jobs growth picked up sharply in February despite an unusually cold winter, with 175,000 new jobs created, while the Canadian economy lost 7,000 jobs. Sentiment in Canada is often influenced by news out of the United States, Canada's largest trading