TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (13,168.60 up 51.09points):
Kinross Gold Corp. (TSX:K). Miner. Up nine cents, or 1.16 per cent, at $7.84 on 7,217,313 shares. The metals and mining sector led all the subgroups higher, up 4.56 per cent.
Yellow Media Inc. (TSX:YLO). Directory publisher. Down a penny, or 14.29 per cent, at six cents on 6,621,290 shares. The Montreal-based company has been struggling to transition into an online company. Its lenders announced last week that they don't support Yellow Media's plan to cut its $1.8-billion debt.
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ). Oil and gas. Up $2.05, or 7.33 per cent, at 430 on 4,502,259 shares. The energy sector closed 2.94 per cent on the TSX, buoyed by a US$1.47 jump on the September oil contract to $93.67 per barrel.
Cline Mining Corp. (TSX:CMK). Miner. Up two cents, or 7.14 per cent, at 30 cents on 4,405,337 shares.
Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Transportation equipment. Up 14 cents, or 3.90 per cent, at $3.73 on 3,791,080 shares.
Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financial services. Up 28 cents, or 2.60 per cent, at $11.05 on 3,434,502 shares.
TSX Venture Exchange (1,190.56 up 3.61 points):
Unigold Inc. (TSXV:UGD). Mineral exploration/development. Down 4.5 cents, or 9.18 per cent, at 44.5 cents on 6,814,186 shares.
WesternZagros Resources Inc. (TSXV:CAN). Oil and gas exploration/development. Up seven cents, or 5.47 per cent, at $1.35 on 5,880,124 shares.
Companies reporting major news:
BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE). Communications and media. Up 59 cents, or 1.38 per cent, at $43.25 on 1,343,580 shares. Cogeco Cable Inc. (TSX:CCA), Eastlink and Quebecor Inc. (TSX:QBR.A) launched a new online petition against the planned purchase of BCE of Astral Media Inc. (TSX:ACM.A), saying the deal would give Bell too much control over the country's broadcasting landscape.
CIBC (TSX:CM). Bank. Up 57 cents, or 0.78 per cent, at $73.81 on 1,019,633 shares. The Toronto-based company is acquiring the private wealth management business of MFS McLean Budden, which manages some $1.4 billion in assets for high net worth individuals families, endowments and foundations.
SNC-Lavalin (TSX:SNC). Engineering. Down 44 cents, or 1.15 per cent, at $37.76 on 944,277 shares. The Montreal-based company announced it will build a district cooling system in the Saudi city of Mecca, site of an annual Islamic pilgrimage that attracts Muslims from around the world, under a $92-million contract. SNC, which provides engineering and project management services around the world, said construction is set to begin this quarter under a contract from a subsidiary of Saudi Tabreed District Cooling Co.
