TSX falls 0.34% to 16,335.93

Reuters

Published Oct 23, 2019 16:12

TSX falls 0.34% to 16,335.93

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX falls  0.34 percent to 16,335.93 

* Leading the index were Cronos Group Inc  (TO:CRON), up 5.7%, MEG Energy Corp  (TO:MEG), up 5.6%, and Aphria Inc  (TO:APHA), higher by 4.5%.

* Lagging shares were FirstService Corp  (TO:FSV), down 8.4%, Rogers Communications Inc (TO:RCIb), down 7.8%, and Altus Group Ltd (TO:AIF), lower by 5.5%.

* On the TSX 106 issues rose and 121 fell as a 0.9-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 5 new highs and 5 new lows, with total volume of 181.6 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Encana Corp  (TO:ECA), Baytex Energy Corp  (TO:BTE) and Aurora Cannabis Inc (TO:ACB).