Investing.com - Canadian equities started mixed on Tuesday. The top losers at the market open were Capped Energy, Capped Consumer Discretionary and Capped Health Care indices. The top gainers were Capped REIT, Capped Real Estate and Capped Information Technology.
At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index fell 0.45%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap were mixed. The TSX Venture was up by 0.03%, while the Smallcap declined 0.43%.
Kinross Gold (TSX:K): Increased 2.3% or 0.27 points to 11.83.
Aya Gold & Silver (TSX:AYA): Climbed 2.15% or 0.280 points to 13.280.
BlackBerry (TSX:BB): Rose 1.58% or 0.05 points to 3.22.
Methanex (TSX:MX): Fell 4.37% or 2.32 points to 50.72.
Magna Intl (TSX:MG): Dropped 2.94% or 1.58 points to 52.28.
Baytex Energy Corp (TSX:BTE): Declined 3.38% or 0.140 points to 4.000.
In Commodities Trading:
- November Brent Oil Contract declined by 1.10% or 0.79 points to 71.05 a barrel.
- Crude Oil for October delivery dropped 0.82 points to 67.89 a barrel.
- Gold Futures for December delivery climbed 3.15 points to 2,535.85 a troy ounce.
Currency Markets:
- USD/CAD is over 1.35.
- EUR/CAD extended its losses down to 1.49.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 101.712.
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic event for the Canadian markets is the Bank of Canada Gov. Macklem’s speech.