Investing.com - Canadian equities started mixed on Wednesday. Top risers are the REIT, Communication Services and Real Estate indices; while the Energy, Materials and Consumer Discretionary indices declined.
At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index climbed 0.05%. The TSX Venture dropped while the TSX Smallcap also rose. The TSX Venture declined 0.49%, while the Smallcap was up by 0.12%.
- Northwest Healthcare (TSX:NWH_u): Rose 1.96% or 0.10 points to 5.21.
- Interfor Corp (TSX:IFP): Increased 1.83% or 0.30 points to 16.66.
- Algoma Steel (TSX:ASTL): Climbed 1.90% or 0.26 points to 13.95.
- Celestica Inc (TSX:CLS).: Fell 2.57% or 1.62 points to 61.34.
- Lundin Gold Inc (TSX:LUG): Declined 2.01% or 0.53 points to 25.89.
- B2Gold (TSX:BTO): Dropped 1.37% or 0.05 points to 3.59.
In Commodities Trading:
- November Brent Oil Contract declined by 1.02% or 0.75 points to 73.00 a barrel.
- Crude Oil for October delivery dropped 0.84 points to 69.50 a barrel.
- Gold Futures for December delivery fell 7.90 points to 2,515.10 a troy ounce.
Currency Markets:
- USD/CAD is over 1.35.
- EUR/CAD cruising at 1.49.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 101.552.
Main Economic Events:
Today's economic calendar for Canada includes the trade numbers and interest rate decision.