Toronto stocks were down Friday, as a good day in financials was offset by weakness across the broader market.

The S&P/TSX composite index fell 16.14, or 0.12%, to 12,899.58.

Eight of the 10 TSX main groups were down, but financials were up 0.38%.

Bank of Nova Scotia gained 3¢, or 0.06%, to $51.60, but Toronto-Dominion Bank fell 65¢, or 0.96%, to $67.35.

The energy index fell 0.03%. Light, sweet crude futures closed down 46¢ at US$62.03.

EnCana Corp. gained 25¢, or 0.41%, to $60.65.

The materials index fell 0.94%, and the gold index fell 2.38%.

Gold futures finished down $6 at US$631 an ounce.

Barrick Gold Corp. fell 67¢, or 1.89%, to $34.70.

The Canadian dollar moved up 0.03 of a cent to US87.05¢.

The S&P TSX Venture Exchange gained 11.82, or 0.42%, to 2,820.17.

In New York, markets moved higher on an encouraging employment report for November.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up 29.08, or 0.24%, to 12,307.49, the Nasdaq composite index gained 9.67, or 0.40%, to 2,437.36, and the S&P500 gained 2.55, or 0.18%, to 1,409.84.