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Investing.com - Canadian equities started mixed on Thursday. Indices of Capped Consumer Staples, Capped Materials and Capped Real Estate were the top losers.

At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index fell 0.31%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap were mixed. The TSX Venture rose 0.07%, while the Smallcap was down by 0.25%.

Top Gainers:

• MDA (TSX:MDA): Climbed 3.90% or 0.69 points to 18.39.
• South Bow (TSX:SOBO): Increased 2.87% or 0.84 points to 30.09.
• Lundin Gold Inc (TSX:LUG): Rose 1.66% or 0.49 points to 30.08.

Top Losers:

• Novagold (TSX:NG): Dropped 8.85% or 0.50 points to 5.15.
• Equinox Gold (TSX:EQX): Fell 4.69% or 0.39 points to 7.93.
• Ero Copper (TSX:ERO): Declined 3.39% or 1.02 points to 29.11.

In Commodities Trading:

• December Brent Oil Contract climbed by 2.58% or 1.91 points to 75.81 a barrel.
• Crude Oil for November delivery rose 1.96 points to 72.06 a barrel.
• Gold Futures for December delivery dropped 2.40 points to 2,667.30 a troy ounce.

Currency Markets:

• USD/CAD is over 1.35.
• EUR/CAD is stable at 1.49.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 101.672.

Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic calendar for Canada is calm today.

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