Investing.com - Canadian equities started with gains on Friday. The top gainers were Capped Consumer Staples, Capped Information Technology and Capped Industrials indices.
At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index rose 0.30%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap were mixed. The TSX Venture rose 0.29%, while the Smallcap was down by 0.15%.
- Celestica Inc (TSX:CLS).: Rose 3.75% or 5.04 points to 139.29.
- Aritzia (TSX:ATZ): Increased 2.77% or 1.49 points to 55.25.
- Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN): Climbed 1.74% or 0.30 points to 17.53.
- Algoma Steel (TSX:ASTL): Declined 5.94% or 0.83 points to 13.15.
- Magna Intl (TSX:MG): Dropped 1.68% or 1.00 points to 58.45.
- Equinox Gold (TSX:EQX): Fell 1.44% or 0.11 points to 7.55.
In Commodities Trading:
- March Brent Oil Contract climbed by 0.17% or 0.13 points to 76.06 a barrel.
- Crude Oil for February delivery rose 0.35 points to 73.48 a barrel.
- Gold Futures for February delivery declined 7.59 points to 2,661.41 a troy ounce.
Currency Markets:
- USD/CAD is stable at 1.4423.
- EUR/CAD is trading at 1.4855.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 108.810.
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic calendar for Canada is empty.