Investing.com - Canadian equities started majorly with gains on Tuesday. The top gainers were Capped Consumer Staples, Capped Energy and Capped Industrials indices.At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index climbed 0.58%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap were also up. The TSX Venture rose 0.89%, while the Smallcap was up by 0.83%.
Top Gainers:
- Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN): Rose 8.39% or 1.27 points to 16.40.
- TMX Group (TSX:X): Increased 5.41% or 2.45 points to 47.72.
- First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM): Climbed 5.37% or 0.95 points to 18.63.
Top Losers:
- Equinox Gold (TSX:EQX): Fell 2.52% or 0.24 points to 9.30.
- Novagold (TSX:NG): Dropped 1.51% or 0.07 points to 4.57.
- Bausch Health (TSX:BHC): Declined 1.41% or 0.15 points to 10.47.
In Commodities Trading:
- April Brent Oil Contract climbed by 0.01% or 0.01 points to 75.97 a barrel.
- Crude Oil for March delivery fell 0.64 points to 72.52 a barrel.
- Gold Futures for April delivery climbed 11.84 points to 2,868,94 a troy ounce.
Currency Markets:
- USD/CAD is down to 1.4371.
- EUR/CAD is trading at 1.4891.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.71% at 108.100.
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