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CANADA STOCKS - TSX rises 0.42 pct as energy climbs

Published 2018-06-18, 06:17 p/m
Updated 2018-06-18, 06:20 p/m
© Reuters.  CANADA STOCKS - TSX rises 0.42 pct as energy climbs

NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) -

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 69.21 points, or 0.42 percent, to 16,383.63.

* The biggest contributor to the TSX gain was TransCanada TRP.TO , while the top sector contributor was energy.

* Leading the index were Canada Goose Holdings Inc GOOS.TO , up 9.8 percent, Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO , up 6.4 percent, and Lucara Diamond Corp LUC.TO , higher by 6.1 percent.

* Lagging shares were Baytex Energy Corp BTE.TO , down 12.3 percent, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (NYSE:VRX) VRX.TO , down 12.3 percent, and Raging River Exploration Inc RRX.TO , lower by 10.0 percent.

* On the TSX 161 issues advanced and 78 declined as a 2.1-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 22 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 203.1 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Baytex Energy Corp BTE.TO , Raging River Exploration Inc RRX.TO and Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO .

* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 2.78 points, or 1.43 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 0.64 points, or 0.21 percent.

* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 1.11 percent, or $0.72, to $65.78 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 2.48 percent, or $1.82, to $75.26 O/R

* The TSX is up 1.1 percent for the year.

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