TSX rises 0.13% to 17,968.60

Reuters

Published Jan 19, 2021 07:21

Updated Jan 19, 2021 16:18

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 0.13 percent to 17,968.60 

* Leading the index were BlackBerry Ltd , up 18.6%, Ballard Power Systems Inc​, up 9.3%, and Vermilion Energy Inc​, higher by 8.5%.

* Lagging shares were Trillium Therapeutics Inc​​, down 4.4%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc​, down 3.4%, and Fortuna Silver Mines Inc​, lower by 3.4%.

* On the TSX 109 issues rose and 106 fell as a 1-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 6 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 171.3 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Blackberry Ltd, Aphria Inc and Alimentation Couche-tard Inc.