Toronto stocks fell Wednesday, as an upward move in oil prices couldn’t offset losses across the broader market as investors moved to lock in profits.

The S&P/TSX composite index finished down 118.49, or 1.08%, to 10,824.14.

Volume on the senior exchange was 309 million shares.

Nine of the 10 TSX main sub-groups were down on the session, with the energy sector, up 0.28%, the only group in positive territory.

The benchmark December contract rose 82¢ to US$57.32. Canadian Natural Resources gained 11¢, or 0.21%, to $52.87.

The information technology sector fell 1.93%, mostly due to an adverse ruling on Research in Motion.

RIM shares fell $3.79, or 5.84%, to $61.13, after a U.S. judge denied an attempt by the maker of the ubiquitous Blackberry handheld device to enforce a US$450 million settlement deal with patent company NTP. RIM shares

The financials sector lost 1.39%, after a strong report on third-quarter GDP renewed fears of higher interest rates.

Royal Bank reported earnings of $3.4 billion for 2005, with fourth-quarter profits coming in at $522 million. Shares dropped $1.18, or 1.31%, to $89.02.

Domtar cut 1,800 jobs in Canada as it tries to cut costs in a troubled pulp and paper sector. Its stock slipped 2¢ to $6.20.

Bombardier shares fell 17¢ to $2.41 as it reported a US$9 million Q3 loss, missing analysts’ estimates by a penny a share.

The Canadian dollar gained 0.13 of a cent to finish at US85.70¢.

The S&P/TSX Venture composite index finished up 3.09 points, or 0.15%, to 2,050.03.

In New York, markets were mixed to close out an otherwise strong November.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 82.29 points at 10,805.87, the Nasdaq composite index ended essentially flat, up 0.11 point at 2,232.82. The S&P 500 Index fell 8 points to 1,249.48.

A report from the U.S Commerce Department showed the U.S. grew at a revised 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, the best showing in more than a year.

For November, the Dow gained 3.5%. The Nasdaq rose 5.3% and the S&P climbed 3.5%.