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Investing.com - Canadian equities started mixed on Friday, with rises in Materials and Consumer Staples sectors and falls in Energy, Renewable Energy and Clean Technology, Industrials and Real Estate.

At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index fell 0.08%. The TSX Smallcap and the TSX Venture also dropped. The TSX Venture dropped 0.05%, while the Smallcap fell by 0.26%.

Top Gainers:

• Calibre Mining (TSX:CXB): Increased 3.61% or 0.07 points to 2.01
• Pan American (TSX:PAAS) Silver NQ: Rose 3.29% or 0.94 points to 29.50
• Teck Resources (TSX:TECKa) B: Climbed 2.89% or 1.99 points to 70.94

Top Losers:

• Ballard (TSX:BLDP): Fell 2.50% or 0.08 points to 3.12
• Intl Petroleum (TSX:IPCO): Declined 2.39% or 0.47 points to 19.21
• Algoma Steel (TSX:ASTL): Dropped 2.55% or 0.25 points to 9.54

In Commodities Trading:

• Crude Oil for August delivery increased 0.31 points to 84.19 a barrel.
• September Brent Oil Contract rose 0.14% or 0.12 points to 87.55 a barrel.
• Gold Futures for August delivery rose 22.70 points to 2,392.10 a troy ounce.

Currency Markets:

• USD/CAD cruises at 1.36 with a daily range of 1.3602-1.3635.
• EUR/CAD is stable with a daily range between 1.4715-1.4769.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.44% at 104.617

Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic events in Canada are the employment numbers. Monthly employment change was worse than expected for June, while the unemployment rate read 6.4%.

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