TSX rises 1.3% to 16,410.19

Reuters

Published Oct 05, 2020 07:32

Updated Oct 05, 2020 17:30

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 1.30 percent to 16,410.19 

* Leading the index were Aphria Inc , up 13.8%, New Gold Inc​ , up 11.7%, and Seven Generations Energy Ltd​ , higher by 10%.

* Lagging shares were Teck Resources Ltd​​ , down 2.5%, Westshore Terminals Investment Corp​, down 2.2%, and Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust​ (TO:AP_u), lower by 2.1%.

* On the TSX 191 issues rose and 28 fell as a 6.8-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 9 new highs and 1 new low, with total volume of 219.6 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Toronto-dominion Bank , Suncor Energy Inc  and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.