Canada’s main stock index opened lower, weighed down by consumer discretionary stocks, while investors assessed a strong jobs report at home and revised lower inflation numbers from the United States.

TSX opens lower as materials drag

At 9:31 a.m. ET (14:31 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was down 15.37 points, or 0.07%, at 20,904.27.