TSX falls 0.22% to 18,628.29

Reuters

Published Mar 24, 2021 09:49

Updated Mar 24, 2021 17:12

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX falls 0.22 percent to 18,628.29 

* Leading the index were Vermilion Energy Inc , up 6.3%, MEG Energy Corp​, up 5.2%, and Imperial Oil Ltd​, higher by 5.2%.

* Lagging shares were Lithium Americas Corp​​, down 7.6%, Sunopta Inc​, down 7.4%, and Village Farms International Inc​, lower by 7.1%.

* On the TSX 77 issues rose and 150 fell as a 0.5-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 5 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 237.2 million shares.

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