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Investing.com - Canadian equities started mixed on Monday. The top gainers were Capped Energy, Capped Consumer Staples and Capped Industrials indices. Capped Materials, Capped Utilities and Capped Real Estate were the top losers.

At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index fell 0.06%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap were mixed. The TSX Venture rose 0.07%, while the Smallcap was down by 0.38%.

Top Gainers:

• Baytex Energy Corp (TSX:BTE): Climbed 3.34% or 0.150 points to 4.640.
• Intl Petroleum (TSX:IPCO): Rose 3.13% or 0.55 points to 18.12.
• Athabasca Oil (TSX:ATH): Increased 2.97% or 0.150 points to 5.200.

Top Losers:

• IAMGold (TSX:IMG): Fell 6.73% or 0.46 points to 6.38.
• Fortuna Mining Corp (TSX:FVI): Declined 6.17% or 0.41 points to 6.24.
• Ero Copper (TSX:ERO): Dropped 5.79% or 1.72 points to 27.99.

In Commodities Trading:

• December Brent Oil Contract climbed by 2.02% or 1.58 points to 79.63 a barrel.
• Crude Oil for November delivery rose 1.55 points to 75.93 a barrel.
• Gold Futures for December delivery dropped 3.20 points to 2,664.60 a troy ounce.

Currency Markets:

• USD/CAD rose to 1.36.
• EUR/CAD is at 1.49.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 102.192.

Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic calendar for Canada includes trade balance, import and export numbers.

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