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Investing.com - Canadian equities started with losses on Tuesday. The top losers were Capped Materials, Capped Consumer Staples and Capped Information Technology indices.

At the market open in Toronto, the TSX Composite Index fell 0.59%. The TSX Venture and the TSX Smallcap were down. The TSX Venture dropped 0.89%, while the Smallcap was down by 0.67%.

Top Gainers:

• Parkland (TSX:PKI) Fuel: Climbed 10.39% or 3.48 points to 36.98.
• PrairieSky Royalty (TSX:PSK): Rose 1.83% or 0.50 points to 27.85.
• Kelt Exploration (TSX:KEL): Increased 1.35% or 0.09 points to 6.77.

Top Losers:

• First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM): Dropped 5.66% or 1.12 points to 18.68.
• Ero Copper (TSX:ERO): Fell 5.18% or 1.03 points to 18.85.
• Intl Petroleum (TSX:IPCO): Declined 4.90% or 0.97 points to 18.84.

In Commodities Trading:

• April Brent Oil Contract climbed by 1.25% or 0.95 points to 76.82 a barrel.
• Crude Oil for March delivery rose 0.84 points to 73.16 a barrel.
• Gold Futures for April delivery dropped 4.99 points to 2,929,41 a troy ounce.

Currency Markets:

• USD/CAD is stable at 1.4311.
• EUR/CAD is trading at 1.4791.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 107.995.

Economic Calendar Events

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