TSX opens lower as energy plunges, Fed's bleak outlook weighs

Canada's main stock index fell 2pc at the open on Thursday, led by energy stocks, after a sobering economic outlook from the US Federal Reserve dented risk appetite.

At 9:31 a.m. ET (1331 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was down 359.25 points, or 2.29pc, at 15,342.08.