After two days of market close, the Canadian equities market opened on Wednesday, December 29, and made gains in the financial and energy sector.
Canada's main stock index- S&P/TSX Composite Index jumped 0.5 per cent and clocked a one-month high of 21,344.65 points.
Notably, the market made gains for a fifth straight session.

One-year price chart (December 29). Analysis by © 2021 Kalkine Media®
Volume Active
TC Energy Corporation (TSX:TRP) was the most traded stock during the trading session on December 29. Approximately 11 million shares of TC Energy traded hands and it made gains of 7.4 per cent.
The second most active stock was Bank of Nova Scotia as financial sector performed well overall and its volume was 7.4 million shares.

Wall Street Update
The US stock markets ended flat on December 29 as the S&P 500 rose 0.1 per cent and ended the day at 4,793.06.
The Nasdaq declined 0.1 per cent to 15,766.22. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 0.2 per cent to 36,488.63.
Commodity Updates
The crude oil futures for delivery in February rose 0.7 per cent to US$ 76.48 per barrel and the Brent Oil contract increased to US$ 79.16 a barrel.
Gold futures decreased to US$ 1805.2 a troy ounce after a decline of 0.3 per cent.
Currency news
The US Dollar Index Futures were down by 0.3 per cent at 95.903. Meanwhile, the loonie was up by 0.2 per cent at 0.782.