Stocks Slide Yet Again Canada''s main stock index fell on Friday, as the technology sector echoed a downbeat mood on Wall Street following Amazon''s disappointing forecast. Even so, the index was on track for nine straight months of gains. The SP|TSX Composite had ditched 83.57 points to pause for noon hour at 21,037.49 The Canadian dollar tumbled 0.3 cents to 78.06 cents U.S. Financials suffered, dragged down by a fall of $1.84, or 13.3%, in shares of NFI Group to $12.03, following a downbeat 2022 forecast. On the earnings front, Imperial Oil rose 12 cents to $64.24, after reporting a first-quarter profit that nearly tripled, while pipeline operator TC Energy fell $2.23, or 3.1%, to $69.44, despite turning a quarterly profit. Magna International fell 24 cents, to $79.68, after the auto parts maker lowered its annual profit forecast on Friday as strict COVID-19 lockdowns in China, rising inflation and raw material costs are set to pressure vehicle sales. On the economic front, StatsCan said the domestic economy most likely grew by 5.6% on an annualized basis in the first quarter, as growth in February beat expectations and real gross domestic product was seen increasing again in March.