TSX rises 1.14% to 18,031.48

Reuters

Published Jan 07, 2021 07:21

Updated Jan 07, 2021 16:12

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 1.14 percent to 18,031.48 

* Leading the index were Ballard Power Systems Inc , up 15.6%, Trillium Therapeutics Inc​, up 7%, and Shopify Inc​, higher by 6.9%.

* Lagging shares were Yamana Gold Inc​​, down 2.9%, B2Gold Corp​, down 2.6%, and Chartwell Retirement Residences​, lower by 2.5%.

* On the TSX 153 issues rose and 68 fell as a 2.3-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 27 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 182.9 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Cenovus Energy Inc, Aphria Inc and Aurora Cannabis Inc.