Toronto stocks were down Friday, as commodity prices continued their recent downward trend.

The S&P/TSX composite index fell 46.13, or 0.40%, to 11,581.61.

Eight of the 10 TSX main sub-groups were down, with the energy sector falling 1.42%.

Light sweet crude for November delivery lost $1.04 to close at US$60.55 a barrel.

Yamana Resources fell 10¢, or 0.97%, to $10.18.

The December contract for bullion fell 90¢ to US$587.40 an ounce.

Kinross Gold gained 6¢, or 0.46%, to $13.22.

The Canadian dollar closed at US89.48¢, up 0.11 of a cent.

The S&P/TSX Venture Exchange index gained 6.65, or 0.27%, to 2,482.10.

In New York, continued worries over a slowing economy depressed the markets.

The Dow Jones industrial average was off 25.13, or 0.22%, to 11,508.10; the S&P500 fell 3.25, or 0.25%, to 1,314.78; and the Nasdaq lost 18.82, or 0.84%, to 2,218.93.