Toronto stocks closed marginally lower Monday, as a weak showing in technology companies offset gains in the energy group. The S&P/TSX composite index finished down 12.24, or 0.12%, to finish 10,362.55.

Volume on the senior exchange was 166 million shares.

Half of the 10 TSX main sub-groups were down, with information technology dropping 1.94% and telecommunications services falling 0.45%

Shares in Research in Motion Inc. fell $3.38, or 4.74% to close at $68.00, while Nortel Networks fell also, down 6¢, or 1.85%, to $3.18.

The energy sector was the day’s best performing, up 0.44%. Crude oil futures for September delivery advanced 35¢ US to settle at $59 US.

Ultra Petroleum Corp. gained 60¢, or 1.64%, to close $37.10. UTS Energy Corp., the heaviest traded stock on the session, gained 20¢ or 6.10%, to close $3.48.

The junior S&P/TSX Venture composite index gained 1.69 points, or 0.10%, to 1,772.89.

In New York, disappointment over uninspiring corporate earnings offset positive news in the real estate sector.

The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average lost 54.70 points, or 0.51%, to 10,596.48; the tech heavy Nasdaq dropped 13.00, or 0.60%, to 2,166.74; and the broad based S&P 500 index declined 4.65, or 0.38%, to 1,229.03.

Existing-home sales in U.S. rose 2.7% in June, reaching a record level of 7.33 million, with the median price rising 14.7% year-on-year.