TSX Composite opens higher today; shares mixed

Investing.com - Canadian equities started mixed on Monday. Capped Health Care, Capped Industrials and Capped Financial indices were the top risers. Capped REIT, Capped Real Estate and Capped Communication Services were down.

At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index rose 0.25%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap were mixed. The TSX Venture declined 0.18%, while the Smallcap was up by 0.24%.

Top Gainers:

  • Bausch Health (TSX:BHC): Increased 5.58% or 0.48 points to 9.08
  • B2Gold (TSX:BTO): Rose 4.87% or 0.21 points to 4.52
  • Russel Metals Inc . (TSX:RUS): Rose 4.60% or 1.73 points to 39.36

Top Losers:

  • Ballard (TSX:BLDP): Declined 4.53% or 0.11 points to 2.32
  • Kinross Gold (TSX:K): Dropped 2.92% or 0.39 points to 12.97
  • NFI Group (TSX:NFI): Fell 2.74% or 0.51 points to 18.10

In Commodities Trading:

  • November Brent Oil Contract increased by 1.97% or 1.41 points to 73.02 a barrel.
  • Crude Oil for November delivery climbed 1.52 points to 69.27 a barrel.
  • Gold Futures for December delivery rose 0.50 points to 2,611.20 a troy ounce.

Currency Markets:

  • USD/CAD is trading at 1.3592.
  • EUR/CAD is at 1.51.
  • The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.39% at 100.390.

Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic event for the Canadian markets is the manufacturing sales.

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