May 20, 2016 - 1:55 PM
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (13,919.58, up 102.26 points):
B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO). Miner. Down one cent, or 0.38 per cent, to $2.64 on 12.4 million shares.
Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX:LAC). Miner. Up seven cents, or 8.64 per cent, to 88 cents on 8.8 million shares.
Encana Corp. (TSX:ECA). Oil and gas. Down 19 cents, or 1.92 per cent, to $9.71 on eight million shares.
Yamana Gold Inc. (TSX:YRI). Miner. Down three cents, or 0.48 per cent, to $6.22 on 7.1 million shares.
Kinross Gold Corp. (TSX:K). Miner. Up five cents, or 0.78 per cent, to $6.50 on 6.7 million shares.
Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (TSX:SSL). Miner. Down 18 cents, or 3.33 per cent, to $5.22 on 6.7 million shares.
Companies reporting major news:
Bell Canada (TSX:BCE). Telecommunications. Up 34 cents, or 0.57 per cent, to $60.34 on 1.5 million shares. Bell is promising to upgrade cellular coverage along a key Manitoba highway as part of its purchase of Manitoba Telecom Services (TSX:MBT) (up 22 cents, or 0.59 per cent, to $37.24 on 819,103 shares). Bell says it will install three new wireless cell sites to fill in dead zones along Highway 75, a major link between Winnipeg and the U.S. border.
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