TSX rises 0.25 percent to 16,899.69
- The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 0.25 percent to 16,899.69
- Leading the index were Hexo Corp <HEXO.TO>, up 11.5 percent, First Quantum Minerals Ltd <FM.TO>, up 9 percent, and Nexgen Energy Ltd <NXE.TO>, higher by 7.3 percent.
- Lagging shares were CannTrust Holdings Inc <TRST.TO>, down 5.0 percent, Canopy Growth Corp <WEED.TO>, down 3.8 percent, and Superior Plus Corp <SPB.TO>, lower by 2.4 percent.
- On the TSX 149 issues rose and 81 fell as a 1.8-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 16 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 500.7 million shares.
- The most heavily traded shares by volume were Husky Energy Inc <HSE.TO>, Encana Corp <ECA.TO> and First Quantum Minerals Ltd <FM.TO>.
- The TSX's energy group <.SPTTEN> rose 0.71 points, or 0.5 percent, while the financials sector <.SPTTFS> climbed 1.25 points, or 0.4 percent.
- West Texas Intermediate crude futures <CLc1> fell 0.07 percent, or $0.04, to $58.09 a barrel. Brent crude <LCOc1> rose 0.47 percent, or $0.3, to $64.7 [O/R]
- The TSX is up 18 percent for the year.