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CANADA STOCKS - TSX rises 0.79 percent

Published 2018-12-05, 04:10 p/m
Updated 2018-12-05, 04:20 p/m
© Reuters.  CANADA STOCKS - TSX rises 0.79 percent

NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) -

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 119.05 points, or 0.79 percent, to 15,182.64, bouncing from its worst one-day drop since Oct 24.

* Leading the index were Cominar REIT CUF_u.TO , up 5.5 percent, Hudson's Bay Co HBC.TO , up 5 percent, and Crescent Point Energy Corp CPG.TO , higher by 4.8 percent.

* Lagging shares were Aphria Inc APHA.TO , down 16.5 percent, Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO , down 12.8 percent, and Canopy Growth Corp WEED.TO , lower by 10.1 percent.

* On the TSX 147 issues rose and 87 fell as a 1.7-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 4 new highs and 18 new lows, with total volume of 179.7 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aphria Inc APHA.TO , Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO and Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO .

* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 3.93 points, or 2.60 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 0.83 points, or 0.29 percent.

* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 0.39 percent, or $0.21, to $53.04 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 0.55 percent, or $0.34, to $61.74 O/R

* The TSX is off 6.3 percent for the year.

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