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Investing.com - Canadian equities started mixed on Friday. The top gainers were Capped Energy, Capped Information Technology and Capped Consumer Staples indices. The to losers were Capped Materials, Capped Real Estate and Capped Communication Services

.At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index droped 0.10%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap also declined. The TSX Venture fell 0.01%, while the Smallcap was down by 0.16%.

Top Gainers:

• Tamarack Valley (TSX:TVE) Energy: Climbed 2.80% or 0.110 points to 4.040.
• First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM): Rose 2.22% or 0.41 points to 18.92.
• Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN): Increased 1.55% or 0.30 points to 19.63.

Top Losers:

• SSR Mining (TSX:SSRM): Fell 3.14% or 0.28 points to 8.63.
• Seabridge Gold (TSX:SEA): Dropped 2.79% or 0.74 points to 25.79.
• Barrick Gold (NYSE:GOLD): Declined 3.06% or 0.86 points to 27.29.

In Commodities Trading:

• December Brent Oil Contract climbed by 1.43% or 1.06 points to 75.44 a barrel.
• Crude Oil for December delivery rose 1.04 points to 71.23 a barrel.
• Gold Futures for December delivery droped 9.35 points to 2,739.55 a troy ounce.

Currency Markets:

• USD/CAD is at 1.3859.
• EUR/CAD has fallen below 1.5011.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 103.895.

Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic calendar has retail sales data and budget balance for Canada.

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