Investing.com - Canadian equities started mixed on Thursday. The top gainers were Capped Consumer Staples, Capped Energy and Capped Utilities indices.
At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index climbed 0.08%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap were mixed. The TSX Venture fell 0.20%, while the Smallcap was up by 0.43%.
- Gibson Energy Inc (TSX:GEI).: Rose 6.24% or 1.50 points to 25.53.
- TransAlta Corp (TSX:TA): Increased 4.45% or 0.73 points to 17.15.
- Canadian Imperial Bank (TSX:CM): Climbed 3.86% or 3.46 points to 93.03.
- EQB Inc (TSX:EQB): Fell 7.24% or 7.92 points to 101.53.
- Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX:TD): Declined 5.10% or 4.06 points to 75.60.
- Energy Fuels Inc (TSX:EFR): Dropped 2.70% or 0.260 points to 9.380.
In Commodities Trading:
- February Brent Oil Contract climbed by 0.46% or 0.33 points to 72.64 a barrel.
- Crude Oil for January delivery rose 0.35 points to 68.89 a barrel.
- Gold Futures for February delivery dropped 7.89 points to 2,668.31 a troy ounce.
Currency Markets:
- USD/CAD dropped to 1.4040.
- EUR/CAD is trading at 1.4833.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.49% at 105.764.
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic calendar for Canada has Ivey PMI and trade balance data in focus.