TSX rises 0.48% to 17,740.57

Reuters

Published Feb 10, 2020 16:33

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 0.48 percent to 17,740.57 

* Leading the index were Great Canadian Gaming Corp , up 11.0%, Silvercorp Metals Inc , up 7.8%, and Ballard Power Systems Inc , higher by 6%.

* Lagging shares were Aurora Cannabis Inc , down 8.0%, MEG Energy Corp, down 5.6%, and Canada Goose Holdings Inc, lower by 4.2%.

* On the TSX 146 issues rose and 78 fell as a 1.9-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 30 new highs and 2 new lows, with total volume of 208.5 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Bombardier Inc , Aurora Cannabis Inc  and Meg Energy Corp.