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There’s certainly no shortage of choice these days for investors with an eye on exchange traded funds.
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Most actively traded companies on the TSX
– canadianbusiness.com
Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (15,187.40, down 13.36 points):
Trevaili Mining Corp. (TSX:TV). Miner. Down one cent, or 0.93 per cent, at $1.07 on 1.7 million shares.
Niko Resources Ltd. (TSX:NKO). Oil and Gas. Up 1.5 cents, or 3.9 per cent, at 40 cents on 1.5 million shares.
Capital Power Corp. (TSX:CPX). Utility. Down eight cents, or 0.33 per cent, at $23.93 on 1.34 million shares.
Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace, rail equipment. Up one cent, or 0.4 per cent, at $2.48 on 1.3 million shares.
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (TSX:PRE). Oil and Gas. Down 12 cents, or 1.97 per cent, at $5.98 on one million shares.
Merus Labs International Inc. (TSX:MSL). Pharmaceuticals. Up three cents, or 1.03 per cent, at $2.95 on 920,000 shares.
Companies reporting major news:
Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX). Miner. Up one cent, or 0.07 per cent at $15.12 on 191,373 shares. Barrick, which has been looking to sell non-core assets as it streamlines operations and cuts costs, signed a deal to sell its Cowal mine in Australia to Evolution Mining for US$550 million…
Toronto Stock Exchange (15,187.40, down 13.36 points):
Trevaili Mining Corp. (TSX:TV). Miner. Down one cent, or 0.93 per cent, at $1.07 on 1.7 million shares.
Niko Resources Ltd. (TSX:NKO). Oil and Gas. Up 1.5 cents, or 3.9 per cent, at 40 cents on 1.5 million shares.
Capital Power Corp. (TSX:CPX). Utility. Down eight cents, or 0.33 per cent, at $23.93 on 1.34 million shares.
Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace, rail equipment. Up one cent, or 0.4 per cent, at $2.48 on 1.3 million shares.
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (TSX:PRE). Oil and Gas. Down 12 cents, or 1.97 per cent, at $5.98 on one million shares.
Merus Labs International Inc. (TSX:MSL). Pharmaceuticals. Up three cents, or 1.03 per cent, at $2.95 on 920,000 shares.
Companies reporting major news:
Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX). Miner. Up one cent, or 0.07 per cent at $15.12 on 191,373 shares. Barrick, which has been looking to sell non-core assets as it streamlines operations and cuts costs, signed a deal to sell its Cowal mine in Australia to Evolution Mining for US$550 million…
Margaret Mccuaig-Boyd is sworn in as the Alberta Minister of Energy in Edmonton on Sunday, May 24, 2015. (Jason Franson/CP)CALGARY – News that Marg McCuaig-Boyd would be Alberta’s new energy minister was greeted by the oilpatch with a collective, “Who?”
The newly elected NDP politician from the province’s northwest touts education, administration and business consulting in her bio, but nothing related to oil and gas.
The name didn’t ring a bell for Martin Pelletier, portfolio manager at Calgary-based investment firm TriVest Wealth Counsel.
He said he was happy to see Premier Rachel Notley reach out to energy industry leaders immediately after the election, but he’s concerned about what signal the choice for energy minister sends.
“She appointed someone that probably wouldn’t be considered to be high up within her party. That’s sending a message of how important she views the energy portfolio, I think,” he said.
“Maybe it’s sending the wrong message to the energy industry…
Charter Communications is closing in on an agreement to acquire Time Warner Cable in a deal valued at US$55.1 billion in cash and stock, sources confirm.
ReutersCANADA STOCKS-Oil and gas shares tug TSX lower in lethargic tradeReuters(Adds strategist's comment, updates prices to close). * TSX ends down 13.36 points, or 0.09 percent, at 15,187.40. * Energy stocks pull back after recent gains. * Banks sluggish ahead of earnings week. By Alastair Sharp. TORONTO, May 25 (Reuters) …Oil and gas shares tug TSX lower in lethargic tradeReuters CanadaEnergy stocks put pressure on TSXToronto StarCanadian stock market inches lower on resources retreatXinhuaRTT Newsall 51 news articles »
