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TSX ends down 4.7% at 23,193.47

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Closes more than 10% below January 30 peak

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Canada's economy sheds 33,000 jobs in March

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Energy falls 8.7% as oil tumbles

(Updates at market close)

By Fergal Smith

April 4 (Reuters) - Canada's commodity-linked main stock

index ended more than 10% below its January 30 record closing

high on Friday, confirming a correction, as China's move to

retaliate against U.S. trade tariffs spooked investors globally.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index

fell 1,142.30 points, or 4.7%, to 23,193.47, its

lowest closing level since September 10 and its biggest decline

since March 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 crisis.

Since Wednesday, when the U.S. unveiled sweeping tariffs on

other countries, the index has lost 8.4%, while it posted a

weekly decline of 6.3%.

"Markets are clearly in risk-off, defensive mode," said

Angelo Kourkafas, senior investment strategist at Edward Jones.

"Investors may be hesitant to be long or maybe cautious

about potential new retaliatory announcements coming out in

addition to what we heard today from China."

China retaliated with additional tariffs of 34% on all U.S.

goods from April 10, intensifying a trade war between the two

leading global economies and amplifying fears of a recession.

"Clearly the longer this drags on we're going to see

negative earnings revisions," Kourkafas said.

U.S. jobs data showed some resilience in March but Canada's

economy shed 33,000 jobs, the first decrease in more than three

years, as tariff uncertainty took a toll on hiring.

All ten major sectors ended lower, led by an 8.7% drop for

energy as the price of oil settled at its lowest level

since April 2021.

Gold and copper prices also tumbled. The

materials group, which includes metal mining shares, lost 8%.

Shares of copper producer First Quantum Minerals Ltd ( FQVLF )

were down 11.6%.

Heavily weighted financials fell 4.1% and technology ended

3.7% lower.