TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (19,773.34, up 360.34 points.)
Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up 97 cents, or 2.41 per cent, to $41.24 on 11.5 million shares.
Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX). Materials. Up 31 cents, or 1.52 per cent, to $20.73 on 11.4 million shares.
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ). Energy. Up $2.32, or 3.33 per cent, to $71.90 on eight million shares.
Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 64 cents, or 1.19 per cent, to $54.47 on 7.7 million shares.
TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Up 87 cents, or 1.39 per cent, to $63.26 on 5.5 million shares.
Crescent Point Energy Corp. (TSX:CPG). Energy. Up 17 cents, or 1.87 per cent, to $9.25 on 4.9 million shares.
Companies in the news:
Dollarama Inc. (TSX:DOL). Up $1.09, or 1.37 per cent, to $80.59. Discount retailer Dollarama Inc. said it is winning over new customers as Canadian shoppers "trade down" from more expensive stores and gravitate toward the dollar store's cheaper prices amid inflation. The Montreal-based company raised its comparable store sales guidance for the year as it reported a second-quarter profit of $193.5 million, up from $146.2 million in the same quarter last year, as sales rose 18.2 per cent.
Cineplex Inc. (TSX:CGX). Up 86 cents, or 10.29 per cent, to $9.22. Cineplex Inc. says its box office revenue amounted to $36 million in August, a total representing 64 per cent of the figure for August 2019 before the pandemic pummelled the movie theatre industry. The results come after a strong July, which saw $66 million in box office revenue or 85 per cent of the mark reached in July 2019. Cineplex says movies "Bullet Train" and "Top Gun: Maverick" were the main drivers behind the August box office results.
Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX:CJR.B). Down 42 cents, or 11.73 per cent, to $3.16. Corus Entertainment Inc. says it currently expects "meaningful" year-over-year softness in television advertising revenue. The media and content company's portfolio of offerings includes 33 specialty television services, 39 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations and a suite of digital streaming assets. In its latest outlook, it says a complex macroeconomic environment and ongoing pandemic-related impacts continue to put pressure on advertising revenues.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 9, 2022.
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