TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (21,823.22, up 94.67 points):
Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 84 cents, or 1.72 per cent, to $49.83 on 11.0 million shares.
Air Canada. (TSX:AC). Transportation. Down $1.71, or 8.36 per cent, to $18.75 on 10.4 million shares.
Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED). Health care. Down $1.57, or 9.96 per cent, to $14.19 on 6.8 million shares.
Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up 24 cents, or 0.46 per cent, to $52.03 on 6.7 million shares.
BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE). Telecom. Down 62 cents, or 1.36 per cent, to $45.14 on 6.3 million shares.
Baytex Energy Corp. (TSX:BTE). Energy. Up two cents, or 0.41 per cent, to $4.86 on 6.1 million shares.
Companies in the news:
Air Canada. (TSX:AC). Transportation. Down $1.71, or 8.36 per cent, to $18.75. Air Canada reported a first-quarter earnings loss, even as it said it's seeing signs that corporate travel demand is rebuilding from the pandemic. The Montreal-based company boosted passenger revenues by nearly 11 per cent year-over-year in the three months ended March 31. Operating revenue rose seven per cent year-over-year to $5.23 billion, while its net loss compared to net income of $4 million during the same quarter a year earlier.
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSX:MFI). Consumer products. Down 95 cents, or 3.90 per cent, to $23.39. Pork markets are showing signs of improvement, said Maple Leaf Foods Inc. chief executive Curtis Frank, helping the company achieve a profit in its first quarter compared with a year ago even as sales edged lower. The company says its profit amounted to $51.6 million or 42 cents per share for the quarter ended March 31 compared with a loss of $57.7 million or 48 cents per share a year earlier. It said net earnings were positively affected by lower feed costs, operating efficiencies and other factors.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 2,2024.
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