TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesdayon the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (21,243.77, down 75.13 points):
Bitfarms Ltd. (TSX:BTF). Finance. Down 52 cents, or 10.81 per cent, to $4.29 on 13.1 million shares.
Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up 46 cents, or 1.01 per cent, to $45.96 on 10.3 million shares.
Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Down 38 cents, or 1.17 per cent, to $32.24 on 8.2 million shares.
Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX). Mining. Down 20 cents, or 1.02 per cent, to $19.44 on 6.7 million shares.
Tantalus Systems Holding Inc. (TSX:GRID). Technology. Down four cents, or 4.65 per cent, to 82 cents on 4.6 million shares.
Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSX:GWO). Finance. Down 40 cents, or 0.94 per cent, to $42.05 on 4.0 million shares.
Companies in the news:
National Bank of Canada. (TSX:NA). Finance. Up $2.40, or 2.32 per cent, to $106.07. Shares of National Bank of Canada pushed to an all-time high Wednesday as the bank delivered positive results that surprised to the upside. National Bank reported a first-quarter profit of $922 million on Wednesday, up from $876 million a year earlier, as its revenue rose across its business. Revenue for the quarter totalled $2.71 billion, up from $2.56 billion in the same quarter last year.
Royal Bank of Canada. (TSX:RY). Finance. Down 29 cents, or 0.22 per cent, to $130.93. RBC reported a first-quarter profit of $3.58 billion, up from $3.13 billion a year earlier, on revenue of $13.49 billion. On an adjusted basis, the bank says it earned $2.85 per diluted share in its most recent quarter, down from an adjusted profit of $3.04 per diluted share in the same quarter last year.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 28,2024.
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