Investing.com - Canadian equities started lower on Wednesday. The top losers at the market open were Capped Communication Services, Capped Industrials and Capped Real Estate indices.
At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index fell 0.22%. The TSX Venture dropped while the TSX Smallcap rose. The TSX Venture climbed 0.21%, while the Smallcap was down by 0.40%.
- Dollarama (TSX:DOL): Increased 5.32% or 6.67 points to 131.95.
- Denison Mines (TSX:DML): Rose 3.47% or 0.07 points to 2.09.
- Energy Fuels Inc (TSX:EFR).: Climbed 3.0% or 0.240 points to 6.390.
- SSR Mining (TSX:SSRM): Declined 2.64% or 0.19 points to 7.02.
- Parex Resources (TSX:PXT): Dropped 3.35% or 0.43 points to 12.40.
- Primo Water (TSX:PRMW): Fell 1.92% or 0.61 points to 31.15.
In Commodities Trading:
- November Brent Oil Contract rose by 1.01% or 0.70 points to 69.89 a barrel.
- Crude Oil for October delivery increased 0.69 points to 66.44 a barrel.
- Gold Futures for December delivery fell 5.30 points to 2,537.80 a troy ounce.
Currency Markets:
- USD/CAD is over the 1.36 line.
- EUR/CAD still struggles to reach over 1.50.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 101.687.
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic event for the Canadian markets is the Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI for September. The US CPI data will also be watched closely.
