Investing.com - Canadian equities started mixed on Thursday. The top risers are Capped Materials, Renewable Energy and Clean Technology and Capped Consumer Staples indices.
At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index rose 0.31%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap also climbed. The TSX Venture increased 1.06%, while the Smallcap was up by 1.30%.
Top Gainers:
- B2Gold (NYSE:BTG): Rose 9.14% or 0.34 points to 4.06.
- OceanaGold (TSX:OGC): Climbed 6.18% or 0.215 points to 3.695.
- Equinox Gold (TSX:EQX): Increased 5.47% or 0.42 points to 8.10.
Top Losers:
- Ballard (TSX:BLDP): Dropped 3.57% or 0.09 points to 2.29.
- Gfl Environmental (TSX:GFL): Fell 2.69% or 1.49 points to 53.82.
- Shopify (TSX:SHOP): Declined 1.73% or 1.68 points to 95.39.
In Commodities Trading:
- November Brent Oil Contract climbed by 0.65% or 0.46 points to 71.07 a barrel.
- Crude Oil for October delivery rose 0.61 points to 67.92 a barrel.
- Gold Futures for December delivery increased 34.90 points to 2,577.30 a troy ounce.
Currency Markets:
- USD/CAD is challenging its way to 1.36.
- EUR/CAD has seen the 1.50 territory again after having dropped to 1.49 yesterday.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 101.572.
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic event for the Canadian markets is the monthly building permits, which jumped to 22.1% against the forecast of 6.5%.
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