TSX rises 0.84% to 16,996.97

Reuters

Published Dec 06, 2019 19:14

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises  0.84 percent to 16,996.97 

* Leading the index were Cenovus Energy Inc , up 7.4%, ARC Resources Ltd , up 7.1%, and Tourmaline Oil Corp , higher by 6%.

* Lagging shares were Torex Gold Resources Inc , down 6.7%, OceanaGold Corp, down 6.4%, and First Majestic Silver Corp, lower by 5.9%.

* On the TSX 151 issues rose and 76 fell as a 2-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 19 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 175.6 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Encana Corp , Canadian Natural Resources Ltd  and Bombardier Inc.