TSX rises 2.5% to 14,288.16

Reuters

Published Apr 22, 2020 09:53

Updated Apr 22, 2020 17:30

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 2.50 percent to 14,288.16 

* Leading the index were Secure Energy Services Inc , up 25.8%, Alamos Gold Inc​ , up 11.5%, and Torex Gold Resources Inc​ , higher by 11.2%.

* Lagging shares were Great Canadian Gaming Corp​​ , down 3.4%, Brookfield Property Partners LP​ (TO:BPY_u), down 2.7%, and CAE Inc​, lower by 2.6%.

* On the TSX 181 issues rose and 46 fell as a 3.9-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 9 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 267.1 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Bombardier Inc , Cenovus Energy Inc  and Manulife Financial Corp.