Investing.com - Canadian equities started with some gains on Thursday. The top gainers were Capped Consumer Staples, Capped Materials and Capped Financial indices.
At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index climbed 0.50%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap also increased. The TSX Venture rose 0.58%, while the Smallcap was up by 0.32%.
Top Gainers:
Denison Mines (TSX:DML): Increased 5.52% or 0.17 points to 3.15.
K92 Mining (TSX:KNT): Climbed 5.48% or 0.49 points to 9.43.
Energy Fuels Inc (TSX:EFR): Rose 5.64% or 0.510 points to 9.550.
Top Losers:
Equinox Gold (TSX:EQX): Dropped 8.05% or 0.65 points to 7.42.
Innergex (TSX:INE) Renewable Energy: Fell 1.09% or 0.11 points to 10.02.
Capstone Mining (TSX:CS): Declined 1.75% or 0.19 points to 10.41.
In Commodities Trading:
- December Brent Oil Contract climbed by 0.28% or 0.21 points to 74.43 a barrel.
- Crude Oil for November delivery rose 0.34 points to 70.73 a barrel.
- Gold Futures for December delivery increased 12.80 points to 2,704.10 a troy ounce.
Currency Markets:
- USD/CAD is at 1.3779.
- EUR/CAD is at 1.4926.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 103.540.
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic event for Canada is the Foreign Securities Purchases for the month.
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