TSX continues to make gains as Omicron fear subsides

2 min read | December 23, 2021 02:40 PM EST | By Raza Naqvi

TSX continues to make gains as Omicron fear subsides — Image source: © Embe2006 | Megapixl.com

Volume Active

Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU) remained the most active stock on the Toronto Stock Exchange and its volume of shares traded was 7.03 million.

After Suncor, Baytex Energy and Canadian Natural Resources Limited were the most traded stocks on Canada's main stock exchange.

Ticker	Company Name	1-day Price % Change
Top-5 Gainers
ECN	ECN Capital Corp	13.4%
HUT	Hut 8 Mining Corp	7.6%
CG	Centerra Gold Inc	5.9%
MRE	Martinrea International Inc	4.2%
TRQ	Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd	3.8%
Top-5 Laggards
DND	Dye & Durham Ltd	-4.9%
TOU	Tourmaline Oil Corp	-3.3%
CAS	Cascades Inc	-3.2%
PEY	Peyto Exploration & Development Corporation	-3.0%
STLC	Stelco Holdings Inc	-2.2%

Wall Street Update

The US equity markets also made gains ahead of Christmas holiday, and the S&P 500 climbed 0.6 per cent to 4,725.79.

The Nasdaq increased 131.48 points and reached 15,653.37. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average expanded by 0.6 per cent to 35,950.56.

Commodity Updates

Gold prices jumped 0.4 per cent to US$ 1809.65 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Brent Oil contract climbed around two per cent to trade at US$ 76.75 per barrel.

Currency news

The Canadian dollar remained strong, and it was up 0.2 per cent against the US dollar at 0.7805.

The US Dollar Index Futures weakened by 0.1 per cent to 96.015.

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