TSX rises 1.08% to 16,294.66

Reuters

Published Jul 29, 2020 07:51

Updated Jul 29, 2020 17:18

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 1.08 percent to 16,294.66 

* Leading the index were Element Fleet Management Corp , up 12.0%, Celestica Inc​ , up 11.4%, and Seven Generations Energy Ltd​ , higher by 8.3%.

* Lagging shares were Aphria Inc​​ , down 18.7%, Cameco Corp​, down 12.5%, and Aurora Cannabis Inc​, lower by 8.8%.

* On the TSX 144 issues rose and 72 fell as a 2-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 8 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 188.3 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aphria Inc , Kinross Gold Corp  and B2gold Corp.