TSX Composite up today; housing starts better than expected

Investing.com - Canadian equities started mixed on Friday, with rises in the Materials, Financial and Health Care indices; and loses in Consumer Discretionary, Energy and Industrials.

At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index rose 0.04%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap also increased. The TSX Venture climbed 0.37%, while the Smallcap increased by 0.11%.

Top Gainers:

  • K92 Mining (TSX:KNT): Rose 4.88% or 0.36 points to 7.74
  • SSR Mining (TSX:SSRM): Increased 4.26% or 0.29 points to 7.09
  • Orla Mining (TSX:OLA): Climbed 4.05% or 0.220 points to 5.650

Top Losers:

  • CAE (TSX:CAE).: Declined 3.04% or 0.75 points to 23.92
  • Denison Mines (TSX:DML): Fell 2.51% or 0.06 points to 2.13
  • HudBay Minerals (TSX:HBM): Dropped 2.88% or 0.31 points to 10.44

In Commodities Trading:

  • Crude Oil for September delivery declined 1.27 points to 76.89 a barrel.
  • October Brent Oil Contract fell by 1.44% or 1.17 points to 79.87 a barrel.
  • Gold Futures for December delivery rose 33.55 points to 2,525.95 a troy ounce.

Currency Markets:

  • USD/CAD is cruising at 1.37.
  • EUR/CAD is stable over 1.50 line.
  • The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 102.567.

Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic event for the Canadian markets are the monthly Housing Starts and Foreign Securities Purchases in June, followed by Manufacturing Sales.

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