Investing.com - Canadian equities started mixed on Tuesday. The top gainers were Capped Consumer Staples, Capped Utilities and Capped Real Estate indices. Capped Energy, Capped Materials and Renewable Energy and Clean Technology were the top falling indices.
At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index dropped 0.31%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap were also down. The TSX Venture fell 0.58%, while the Smallcap was down by 0.83%.
Top Gainers:
- Bausch Health (TSX:BHC): Climbed 6.03% or 0.66 points to 11.61.
- Orla Mining (TSX:OLA): Rose 3.39% or 0.210 points to 6.400.
- K92 Mining (TSX:KNT): Increased 2.82% or 0.26 points to 9.49.
Top Losers:
- Baytex Energy Corp (TSX:BTE): Declined 7.43% or 0.330 points to 4.110.
- Vermilion Energy (TSX:VET): Fell 7.34% or 1.03 points to 13.01.
- MEG Energy Corp (TSX:MEG): Dropped 6.21% or 1.73 points to 26.11.
In Commodities Trading:
- December Brent Oil Contract dropped by 4.79% or 3.71 points to 73.75 a barrel.
- Crude Oil for November delivery fell 3.58 points to 70.25 a barrel.
- Gold Futures for December delivery rose 1.35 points to 2,666.95 a troy ounce.
Currency Markets:
- USD/CAD is over 1.38.
- EUR/CAD is at 1.50.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 102.832.
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic calendar for Canada has inflation data release.
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