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Investing.com - Canadian equities started with gains on Friday. The top risers were Capped Materials, Capped Communication Services and Capped Energy indices.

At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index rose 0.58%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap also gained. The TSX Venture increased 1.34%, while the Smallcap was up by 0.95%.

Top Gainers:

• First Majestic Silver (TSX:AG): Increased 4.45% or 0.35 points to 8.21.
• Alamos Gold (TSX:AGI): Rose 3.98% or 1.08 points to 28.35.
• SilverCrest Metals (TSX:SIL): Climbed 3.14% or 0.38 points to 12.48.

Top Losers:

• Empire Company (TSX:EMPa): Fell 1.01% or 0.41 points to 40.21.
• NexGen Energy (TSX:NXE): Declined 1.39% or 0.110 points to 7.810.
• Cameco (TSX:CCO): Dropped 1.01% or 0.56 points to 54.77.

In Commodities Trading:

• November Brent Oil Contract rose by 1.04% or 0.75 points to 72.72 a barrel.
• Crude Oil for October delivery climbed 0.83 points to 69.80 a barrel.
• Gold Futures for December delivery increased 25.70 points to 2,606.30 a troy ounce.

Currency Markets:

• USD/CAD is at 1.3573.
• EUR/CAD cruises at 1.50.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 100.937.

Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic event for the Canadian markets is the Wholesale Sales data.

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