 tsx ends down 21846 points or 1 at 2095499 toronto oct 27 reuters  canada’s main stock index fell on wednesday as oil prices declined and the bank of canada signaled it could raise interest rates sooner than previously thought with the index extending its pullback from a record high the toronto stock exchange’s sptsx composite index ended down 21846 points or 1 at 2095499 its biggest decline since sept 28 the index also fell on tuesday ending a winning streak of 14 trading days its longest in reuters data going back to 1979 on monday it notched a record closing high of 2128484 “a pretty potent combination of factors” weighed on the tsx on wednesday including lower oil prices a mixed reaction to us corporate earnings and the bank of canada policy announcement said elvis picardo a portfolio manager at luft financial ia private wealth “any time a central bank gets a little bit more hawkish it sends a negative signal to the market” picardo added the bank of canada signaled it could hike interest rates as soon as april 2022 and said inflation would stay above target through much of next year due to higher energy prices and supply bottlenecks previous guidance from the boc which became the first central bank from a g7 country to exit quantitative easing was for hikes to begin in the second half of 2022 us crude oil futures settled 24 lower at 8266 a barrel after industry data showed us crude stockpiles rose more than expected pressuring the energy sector it declined 26 while technology shares lost 18 and the heavilyweighted financial services sector ended 09 lower teck resources ltd reported an eightfold jump in thirdquarter adjusted profit driven by higher prices for steelmaking coal on the back of surging demand from china its shares were down 13 reporting by fergal smith additional reporting by amal s in bengaluru editing by grant mccool