Canada's main stock index continued down Monday as energy stocks weighed things down.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index edged down 3.96 points, or 0.03 percent to close the day at 15,052.03.

In the heavily weighted energy sector, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd CNQ.TO slipped 0.1 percent to 38.60 Canadian dollars, and Suncor Energy Inc SU.TO fell 0.6 percent to 38.96 Canadian dollars. percent.

Financials group also fell as Manulife dropped 18 cents to 24.60 Canadian dollars while Bank of Nova Scotia inched down 39 cents to 77.25 Canadian dollars.

Gold stocks led gainers as Kinross Gold rose 20 cents, or 3.8 percent, to 5.49 Canadian dollars while Goldcorp took on 54 cents, or 3.3 percent, to 16.84 Canadian dollars.

The Canadian dollar dipped 0.18 cents to 80.01 U.S. cents while oil prices fell 1.11 to 46.76 U.S. dollars a barrel and gold prices jumped 18.30 to 1,316.20 U.S. dollars an ounce.