TORONTO, July 7 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock turned negative briefly just after the open on Tuesday as the price of oil headed lower and put pressure on energy shares.

The S&P/TSX composite index slipped 7.49 points to 10,019.94 points before bouncing higher again.

(Reporting by Ka Yan Ng; editing by Peter Galloway)

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