TSX Composite starts silent today; shares mixed at market open

Investing.com - Canadian equities started mixed on Tuesday. The top losers were Capped Industrials, Capped Information Technology and Capped Energy indices; while Capped Materials, Capped Consumer Staples and Capped Consumer Discretionary were the top falling indices.

At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index climbed slightly 0.04%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap were also up. The TSX Venture rose 0.36%, while the Smallcap was up by 0.40%.

Top Gainers:

  • Torex Gold (TSX:TXG): Increased 5.95% or 1.74 points to 31.00.
  • IAMGold (TSX:IMG): Rose 4.32% or 0.33 points to 7.97.
  • Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN): Climbed 4.20% or 0.79 points to 19.50.

Top Losers:

  • Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS): Dropped 3.75% or 2.99 points to 76.80.
  • Denison Mines (TSX:DML): Declined 2.48% or 0.08 points to 3.14.
  • Energy Fuels Inc (TSX:EFR): Fell 2.33% or 0.230 points to 9.650.

In Commodities Trading:

  • February Brent Oil Contract climbed by 1.32% or 0.95 points to 72.78 a barrel.
  • Crude Oil for January delivery rose 0.85 points to 68.95 a barrel.
  • Gold Futures for February delivery increased 13.19 points to 2,671.69 a troy ounce.

Currency Markets:

  • USD/CAD is stable at 1.4041.
  • EUR/CAD is trading at 1.4768.
  • The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 106.169.

Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic calendar for Canada is empty.

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