TSX Composite in the red today; shares mixed at market start

Investing.com - Canadian equities started mixed on Monday. The top losers were S&P TSX Metals & Mining, S&P/TSX Energy Sector and S&P/TSX Capped Materials indices.

At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index fell 0.84%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap were also down. The TSX Venture dropped 1.18%, while the Smallcap was down by 1.08%.

Top Gainers:

  • NFI Group (TSX:NFI): Increased 15.59% or 1.57 points to 11.64.
  • CAE Inc (TSX:CAE).: Rose 13.84% or 4.62 points to 37.99.
  • Interfor Corp (TSX:IFP): Climbed 7.70% or 1.20 points to 16.78.

Top Losers:

  • Seabridge Gold (TSX:SEA): Declined 15.52% or 2.94 points to 16.00.
  • MTY Food (TSX:MTY): Fell 11.85% or 5.93 points to 44.11.
  • Denison Mines (TSX:DML): Dropped 6.45% or 0.16 points to 2.32.

In Commodities Trading:

  • April Brent Oil Contract climbed by 0.05% or 0.04 points to 75.78 a barrel.
  • Crude Oil for April delivery rose 0.15 points to 70.86 a barrel.
  • Gold Futures for April delivery increased by 12.65 points to 2,913.35 a troy ounce.

Currency Markets:

  • USD/CAD is stable at 1.4188.
  • EUR/CAD is trading at 1.4865.
  • The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 106.705.

Economic Calendar Events

Today's main economic calendar for Canada has housing starts and foreign securities purchases data in focus.

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