TSX falls 0.25% to 16,854.92

Reuters

Published Dec 05, 2019 16:29

TSX falls 0.25% to 16,854.92

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX falls  0.25 percent to 16,854.92 

* Leading the index were Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd , up 16.9%, Tourmaline Oil Corp , up 4%, and NovaGold Resources Inc , higher by 3.1%.

* Lagging shares were Eldorado Gold Corp , down 7.0%, Canadian Western Bank, down 6.9%, and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, lower by 5.2%.

* On the TSX 136 issues rose and 92 fell as a 1.5-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 17 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 226.5 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aurora Cannabis Inc , Toronto-dominion Bank  and Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce.