Investing.com - Canadian equities started mixed on Wednesday, with rises in Health Care, Energy and Information Technology indices; while the Materials, Renewable Energy and Clean Technology and REIT indices dropped.
At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index rose 0.01%. The TSX Venture increased little and the TSX Smallcap fell. The TSX Venture climbed 0.02%, while the Smallcap fell by 0.24%.
Top Gainers:
- CAE (TSX:CAE): Climbed 4.61% or 1.06 points to 24.04
- NexGen Energy (TSX:NXE): Increased 3.03% or 0.240 points to 8.150
- Aya Gold & Silver: Rose 2.05% or 0.290 points to 14.430
Top Losers:
- Franco-Nevada (TSX:FNV): Declined 6.29% or 10.77 points to 160.54
- Northwest Healthcare (TSX:NWH_u): Fell 2.80% or 0.14 points to 4.86
- Seabridge Gold (TSX:SEA): Dropped 2.41% or 0.55 points to 22.30
In Commodities Trading:
- Crude Oil for September delivery climbed 0.15 points to 78.50 a barrel.
- October Brent Oil Contract rose by 0.25% or 0.20 points to 80.89 a barrel.
- Gold Futures for December delivery dropped 10.80 points to 2,497.00 a troy ounce.
Currency Markets:
- USD/CAD is cruising at 1.37.
- EUR/CAD is over 1.51.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 102.217.
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic event for the Canadian markets is the Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI. However, the expected US CPI data were released earlier today.
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