TSX Composite starts lower today; shares mixed at market open

Investing.com - Canadian equities started mixed on Monday. The top gainers were Capped Consumer Staples, Capped Real Estate and Renewable Energy and Clean Technology. Capped Materials, Capped Consumer Discretionary and Capped Financial indices were the top losers.

At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index fell 0.28%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap were mixed. The TSX Venture dropped 0.86%, while the Smallcap was down by 0.40%.

Top Gainers:

  • Transcontinental (TSX:TCLa): Increased 2.56% or 0.44 points to 17.61.
  • Energy Fuels Inc (TSX:EFR): Rose 2.01% or 0.150 points to 7.630.
  • Kinaxis Inc (TSX:KXS): Climbed 1.59% or 2.50 points to 159.47.

Top Losers:

  • Intl Petroleum (TSX:IPCO): Declined 5.61% or 0.93 points to 15.66.
  • Aya Gold & Silver Inc (TSX:AYA): Fell 3.88% or 0.710 points to 17.570.
  • First Majestic Silver (TSX:AG): Dropped 3.64% or 0.31 points to 8.21.

In Commodities Trading:

  • December Brent Oil Contract declined by 0.36% or 0.26 points to 71.28 a barrel.
  • Crude Oil for November delivery dropped 0.32 points to 67.86 a barrel.
  • Gold Futures for December delivery fell 15.85 points to 2,652.25 a troy ounce.

Currency Markets:

  • USD/CAD is stable at 1.35.
  • EUR/CAD is trading at 1.50.
  • The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 100.265.

Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic calendar for Canada is empty.

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