Investing.com - Canadian equities started lower on Tuesday. The top losers at the market open were Health Care, Renewable Energy and Clean Technology, Materials and Energy indices.
At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index fell 0.51%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap also dropped. The TSX Venture declined 0.87%, while the Smallcap was down by 1.14%.
Top Gainers:
- Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS): Rose 1.84% or 1.21 points to 66.81
- Alimentation Couche Tard (TSX:ATD): Increased 1.40% or 1.10 points to 79.49
- Thomson Reuters (TSX:TRI): Climbed 1.1% or 2.68 points to 228.30
Top Losers:
- Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO): Declined 6.28% or 7.52 points to 112.25
- Tilray (TSX:TLRY): Dropped 4.37% or 0.11 points to 2.41
- Intl Petroleum (TSX:IPCO): Fell 4.46% or 0.90 points to 19.30
In Commodities Trading:
- Crude Oil for october delivery dropped 0.78 points to 76.64 a barrel.
- November Brent Oil Contract declined by 0.80% or 0.64 points to 79.72 a barrel.
- Gold Futures for December delivery fell 6.70 points to 2,548.50 a troy ounce.
Currency Markets:
- USD/CAD is down at 1.34.
- EUR/CAD dropped to 1.50 again.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 100.637.
Main Economic Events:
Today's main economic event for the Canadian markets is the Wholesale Sales data.
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