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Investing.com - Canadian equities started lower on Wednesday. Materials, Information Technology and Health Care were the top losers. Financial and Communication Services indices were up, being the two exceptions.

At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index fell 0.21%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap also dropped. The TSX Venture declined 0.69%, while the Smallcap was down by 0.81%.

Top Gainers:

• National Bank of Canada (TSX:NA): Rose 4.06% or 4.87 points to 124.76
• Canadian Western Bank (TSX:CWB): Increased 2.55% or 1.28 points to 51.45
• RBC (TSX:RY): Climbed 2.02% or 3.16 points to 159.73

Top Losers:

• Kinaxis Inc (TSX:KXS): Fell 12.91% or 20.24 points to 136.50
• Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN): Dropped 5.63% or 1.07 points to 17.92
• Capstone Mining (TSX:CS): Declined 4.49% or 0.44 points to 9.37

In Commodities Trading:

• Crude Oil for october delivery dropped 0.86 points to 74.67 a barrel.
• November Brent Oil Contract declined by 1.06% or 0.83 points to 77.83 a barrel.
• Gold Futures for December delivery fell 12.75 points to 2,543.15 a troy ounce.

Currency Markets:

• USD/CAD is stabilised at 1.34 after declining from 1.35.
• EUR/CAD continued descending below 1.50 and reached 1.4971.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.55% at 101.007.

Main Economic Events:

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