TSX rises 0.2% to 17,945.11

Reuters

Published Jan 18, 2021 16:13

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 0.20 percent to 17,945.11 

* Leading the index were Ballard Power Systems Inc , up 6.0%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc​, up 5.3%, and BlackBerry Ltd​, higher by 5%.

* Lagging shares were MEG Energy Corp​​, down 5.5%, Vermilion Energy Inc​, down 4.5%, and TC Energy Corp​, lower by 4.4%.

* On the TSX 134 issues rose and 81 fell as a 1.7-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 4 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 81.8 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Alimentation Couche-tard Inc, Blackberry Ltd and Crescent Point Energy Corp.