TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (20,644.64, up 140.49 points.)Â
Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up 55 cents, or 2.33 per cent, to $24.20 on 9.8 million shares.
Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSX:GWO). Financials. Down 21 cents, or 0.53 per cent, to $39.36 on 5.4 million shares.
Nevada Copper Corp. (TSX:NCU). Materials. Unchanged at 9.5 cents on 5.2 million shares.
Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX:SLF). Financials. Up 54 cents, or 0.83 per cent, to $65.69 on 5.2 million shares.
Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Financials. Down 40 cents, or 0.48 per cent, to $83.30 on 4.8 million shares.Â
Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX:CVE). Energy. Up 18 cents, or 1.74 per cent, to $10.53 on 4.5 million shares.
Companies in the news:Â
CWB Financial Group. (TSX:CWB). Up 87 cents or 2.46 per cent to $36.19. CWB Financial Group beat expectations as it reported its third-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago, helped by revenue growth and lower provisions for bad loans. The Edmonton-based bank says the profit attributable to common shareholders totalled $86.3 million 98 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended July 31, up from $62.3 million or 71 cents per diluted share a year earlier. Revenue totalled $263.2 million, up from $226.5 million. The results came as CWB's provisions for credit losses amounted to $8.9 million for the quarter, down from $24.4 million in the same quarter last year. On an adjusted basis, CWB says it earned $1.01 per share for the quarter compared with an adjusted profit of 74 cents per share a year ago.
Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED). Down three cents or 0.14 per cent to $21.65. Canopy Growth Corp. says its Ontario franchisee will open Tokyo Smoke cannabis stores in four malls. Canopy head of retail Lacey Norton says Katz Group will bring the Smiths Falls, Ont., company’s pot stores to four Cadillac Fairview properties. Norton says Katz Group has chosen Eaton Centre, Fairview Mall and Sherway Gardens in Toronto and the Rideau Centre in Ottawa for the Tokyo Smoke locations. She says the Katz Group plans to begin opening the stores in early October. Katz Group acquired Tokyo Smoke's Ontario licensing rights in 2019, before converting its agreement with Canopy to a master franchise relationship. Katz Group also owns the Edmonton Oilers hockey team, operates the Rogers Place arena and has a partnership with restaurant brand Oliver & Bonacini.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 27, 2021.
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