TSX Composite starts higher today; shares mixed at market open

Investing.com - Canadian equities started mixed on Monday. The top falling indices were Capped Utilities, Capped Real Estate and Capped Energy; while Capped Consumer Discretionary, Capped Financial and Capped Industrials increased.

At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index climbed 0.41%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap also increased. The TSX Venture rose 0.42%, while the Smallcap was up by 0.13%.

Top Gainers:

  • Air Canada (TSX:AC): Rose 13.99% or 2.64 points to 21.51.
  • MDA Ltd (TSX:MDA): Climbed 10.38% or 2.21 points to 23.51.
  • Fairfax Financial (TSX:FFH): Increased 9.12% or 157.79 points to 1,888.04.

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Top Losers:

  • Centerra Gold (TSX:CG): Dropped 7.52% or 0.74 points to 9.10.
  • Energy Fuels Inc (TSX:EFR): Fell 7.49% or 0.630 points to 7.780.
  • Eldorado Gold (TSX:ELD): Declined 5.82% or 1.41 points to 22.81.

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In Commodities Trading:

  • January Brent Oil Contract climbed by 2.56% or 1.87 points to 74.97 a barrel.
  • Crude Oil for December delivery rose 1.97 points to 71.46 a barrel.
  • Gold Futures for December delivery increased 5.80 points to 2,755.00 a troy ounce.

Currency Markets:

  • USD/CAD is trading just over 1.39.
  • EUR/CAD is at 1.5165.
  • The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.60% at 103.575.

Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic calendar for Canada has trade balance, imports and exports data in focus.

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