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Investing.com - Canadian equities started mostly up on Wednesday. The top gainers were Capped Materials, Capped Energy and Capped Consumer Discretionary indices.

At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index climbed 0.25%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap were mixed. The TSX Venture rose 0.19%, while the Smallcap was up by 0.40%.

Top Gainers:

• Intl Petroleum (TSX:IPCO): Increased 5.19% or 0.86 points to 17.42.
• Capstone Mining (TSX:CS): Climbed 2.51% or 0.27 points to 11.02.
• Athabasca Oil (TSX:ATH): Rose 2.41% or 0.120 points to 5.090.

Top Losers:

• Innergex (TSX:INE) Renewable Energy: Dropped 1.50% or 0.16 points to 10.52.
• Tilray (TSX:TLRY): Fell 1.75% or 0.04 points to 2.25.
• Primo Water (TSX:PRMW): Declined 1.66% or 0.56 points to 33.12.

In Commodities Trading:

• December Brent Oil Contract climbed by 2.83% or 2.08 points to 75.64 a barrel.
• Crude Oil for November delivery rose 2.17 points to 72.00 a barrel.
• Gold Futures for December delivery dropped 9.50 points to 2,680.80 a troy ounce.

Currency Markets:

• USD/CAD is at 1.34.
• EUR/CAD is at 1.49.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 101.207.

Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic calendar for Canada is empty.

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