TSX rises 0.51% to 16,501.43

Reuters

Published Oct 30, 2019 16:06

The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises  0.51 percent to 16,501.43 Leading the index were Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd , up 9.7%, Alacer Gold Corp , up 9.6%, and Endeavour Mining Corp , higher by 3.6%.Lagging shares were Centerra Gold Inc , down 15.8%, Maple Leaf Foods Inc, down 13.2%, and Hudbay Minerals Inc, lower by 4.9%.On the TSX 154 issues rose and 74 fell as a 2.1-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 8 new highs and 7 new lows, with total volume of 157.4 million shares.

The most heavily traded shares by volume were Encana Corp , Yamana Gold Inc  and B2gold Corp.