Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index was little changed on Friday morning as the impact of an unexpectedly weak U.S. jobs report and soft results from Royal Bank of Canada was balanced by gains in materials shares.

Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index was lower in early dealings on Friday, pulled down by an unexpectedly weak U.S. jobs report and soft results from Royal Bank of Canada .

Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened to a session low on Friday, pulling back from near parity with the U.S. dollar, after starkly disappointing U.S. monthly jobs data undermined the view of accelerating growth in coming months.

Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - European shares and U.S. stock futures fell sharply and the dollar weakened on Friday, after forecast-lagging U.S. jobs data cast doubts on the strength of recovery in the world's largest economy.

Reuters - (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index looked set to open lower on Friday following unexpectedly weak U.S. jobs data, a tepid Canadian employment report and soft results from Royal Bank of Canada. .