Investing.com - Canadian equities started lower on Thursday. The top losers at the market open were REIT, Renewable Energy and Clean Technology and Utilities indices.
At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index rose 0.38%. The TSX Venture declined, but the TSX Smallcap increased slightly. The TSX Venture declined 0.06%, while the Smallcap was up by 0.13%.
- Canadian Imperial Bank (TSX:CM): Rose 5.44% or 4.00 points to 77.50
- Celestica Inc (TSX:CLS).: Climbed 3.68% or 2.48 points to 69.88
- Equinox Gold (TSX:EQX): Increased 2.26% or 0.17 points to 7.68
- Parex Resources (TSX:PXT): Dropped 29.72% or 5.13 points to 12.13
- EQB Inc (TSX:EQB): Declined 3.33% or 3.22 points to 93.39
- National Bank of Canada (TSX:NA): Fell 2.05% or 2.60 points to 124.31
In Commodities Trading:
- Crude Oil for october delivery dropped 2.15 points to 76.67 a barrel.
- November Brent Oil Contract rose by 2.36% or 1.83 points to 79.41 a barrel.
- Gold Futures for December delivery increased 12.45 points to 2,550.25 a troy ounce.
Currency Markets:
- USD/CAD is stable at 1.34..
- EUR/CAD is cruising in 1.49 territory.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 101.297.
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic events for the Canadian markets are the GDP data and the yearly budget balance.