The most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO – Some of the most active companies in trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange Wednesday were:

Toronto Stock Exchange (20,889.40, up 304.43 points):

Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. It fell $1.23, or 2.65 percent, to $45.14 on 16.8 million shares.

Bitfarms Ltd. (TSX:BITF). Finance. It rose 63 cents, or 15.48 percent, to $4.70 on 9.7 million shares.

Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. It fell 16 cents, or 0.37 percent, to $42.70 on 8.4 million shares.

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ). Energy. It rose 80 cents, or 0.99 percent, to $81.40 on 6.2 million shares.

Royal Bank of Canada. (TSX:RY). Finance. It rose $2.51, or 1.95 percent, to $131.05 on 5.7 million shares.

SSR Mining Inc. (TSX:SSRM). Mining. It fell six cents, or 0.99 percent, to $6.02 on 4.1 million shares.

Companies in the news:

Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX). Mining. It fell 14 cents, or 0.73 percent, to $19.04. Barrick Gold Corp. It reported that gold production for 2023 fell short of its guidance as it flagged a decline in production expected for the coming year. On Wednesday, the gold producer said production for the year was 4.05 million ounces, after it said in August it had hit its target of 4.2 million to 4.6 million ounces. Last year's production translated into earnings attributable to shareholders of $1.27 billion in 2023, up from $432 million a year earlier.

CAE Inc. (TSX:CAE). Aerospace and Defense. It fell $2.78, or 9.80 percent, to $25.60. Fixed-price defense contracts weighed on CAE Inc.'s earnings as its third-quarter revenue fell nearly 30 percent from a year earlier, even as revenue rose. However, lower revenue in CAE's defense business did not hamper bookings in civil aviation. CAE said its civil business has secured orders for 20 full-flight simulators, new training partnerships with Air France-KLM Group and other carriers, and more than $300 million in business jet training deals.

Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY). Customer preference. It rose 57 cents, or 1.67 percent, to $34.78. Spin Master Corp. said revenue in the latest quarter, which included the key holiday season, rose 7.9 percent from a year ago, but the company's fiscal 2023 revenue overall fell 5.7 percent from a year earlier. The Toronto-based toy maker said its fourth-quarter revenue hit $502.6 million as the holiday shopping season got under way and audiences continued to enjoy “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on February 14, 2024.

Canadian Press