January 12, 2016 - 1:56 PM
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (12,373.90, up 54.65 points):
Rubicon Minerals Corp. (TSX:RMX). Miner. Down two cents, or 40 per cent, to three cents on 12.2 million shares.
Baytex Energy Corp. (TSX:BTE). Oil and gas. Down 37 cents, or 11.71 per cent, to $2.79 on 11.2 million shares.
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM). Miner. Down 34 cents, or 8.85 per cent, to $3.50 on 10.5 million shares.
ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (TSX:PLI). Biotechnology. Down half-a-cent, or 12.50 per cent, to 3.5 cents on 10.3 million shares.
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ). Oil and gas. Down 81 cents, or 3.14 per cent, to $25 on 6.2 million shares.
Encana Corp. (TSX:ECA). Oil and gas. Down 18 cents, or 2.69 per cent, to $6.52 on 5.8 million shares.
Companies reporting major news:
Eldorado Gold Corp. (TSX:ELD). Miner. Down 83 cents, or 19.04 per cent, to $3.53 on 5.8 million shares. Eldorado stock dropped after the miner said it was rethinking activities in Greece and suspending work immediately at one of its projects because of a disagreement with the country's Environment Ministry.
Transat A.T. Inc. (TSX:TRZ). Down 18 cents, or 2.43 per cent, to $7.22 on 55,868 shares. Transat A.T. Inc. is looking for buyers for some of its European operations but expects to maintain transatlantic service by its airline and Transat Tours Canada. The Montreal-based travel company says its tour operating business units in France and Greece are up for sale but there's no certainty that a transaction will occur.
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