Investing.com - Canadian equities started with losses on Thursday. The top losers were Capped Consumer Staples, Capped Industrials and Capped Communication Services indices.
At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index dropped 0.08%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap were up. The TSX Venture rose 0.21%, while the Smallcap was up by 0.17%.
- Vermilion Energy (TSX:VET): Increased 4.72% or 0.59 points to 13.08.
- Tamarack Valley (TSX:TVE) Energy: Climbed 2.49% or 0.105 points to 4.315.
- Celestica Inc (TSX:CLS).: Rose 2.49% or 3.31 points to 136.17.
- Interfor Corp (TSX:IFP) : Dropped 2.09% or 0.36 points to 16.86 .
- TELUS (TSX:TIXT): Fell 1.95% or 0.39 points to 19.66.
- Aya Gold & Silver (TSX:AYA): Declined 1.53% or 0.180 points to 11.570.
In Commodities Trading:
- February Brent Oil Contract climbed by 0.40% or 0.29 points to 73.68 a barrel.
- Crude Oil for January delivery fell 0.25 points to 70.33 a barrel.
- Gold Futures for February delivery declined 44.49 points to 2,608.81 a troy ounce.
Currency Markets:
- USD/CAD is stable at 1.4358.
- EUR/CAD is trading at 1.4928.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 107.815.
Main Economic Events:
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