TSX falls 1.57% to 17,562.74

Reuters

Published Feb 24, 2020 16:06

- The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX falls 1.57 percent to 17,562.74 

- Leading the index were Iamgold Corp  (TO:IMG), up 13.5%, MTY Food Group Inc  (TO:MTY), up 9.7%, and Eldorado Gold Corp  (TO:ELD), higher by 9.5%.

- Lagging shares were Ballard Power Systems Inc  (TO:BLDP), down 13.5%, Shawcor Ltd (TO:SCL), down 11.0%, and Cronos Group Inc (TO:CRON), lower by 10.2%.

- On the TSX 28 issues rose and 203 fell as a 0.1-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 17 new highs and 19 new lows, with total volume of 308.5 million shares.

- The most heavily traded shares by volume were Bombardier Inc  (TO:BBDb), Yamana Gold Inc  (TO:YRI) and B2gold Corp (TO:BTO).