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CANADA STOCKS - TSX rises 0.08 percent with financials leading

Published 2018-05-31, 04:11 p/m
© Reuters.  CANADA STOCKS - TSX rises 0.08 percent with financials leading

May 31 (Reuters) -

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 12.84 points, or 0.08 percent, to 16,061.50.

* The biggest contributor to the TSX gain was Royal Bank of Canada with 12.4 net index points. Financials was the top sector contributor with 22.4 net points.

* Leading the index were Canada Goose Holdings Inc GOOS.TO , up 6.7 percent, BRP Inc DOO.TO , up 5.8 percent, and Birchcliff Energy Ltd BIR.TO , higher by 4.8 percent.

* Lagging shares were Sierra Wireless Inc SW.TO , down 6.8 percent, Superior Plus Corp SPB.TO , down 6.1 percent, and Descartes Systems Group Inc DSG.TO , lower by 4.3 percent.

* On the TSX 102 issues advanced and 136 declined as a 0.8-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 8 new highs and 3 new lows, with total volume of 282.5 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Element Fleet Management Corp EFN.TO , Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO and Enbridge Inc ENB.TO .

* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN fell 0.28 points, or 0.14 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 1.27 points, or 0.43 percent.

* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 1.8 percent, or $1.23, to $66.98 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 0.12 percent, or $0.09, to $77.59 O/R

* The TSX is off 0.9 percent for the year.

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