TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (20,354.68, down 52.88):
Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 41 cents, or 0.78 per cent, to $52.95 on 16.5 million shares.
Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down 80 cents, or 2.01 per cent, to $38.97 on 13.5 million shares.
Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financials. Down eight cents, or 0.30 per cent, to $26.60 on 11.5 million shares.
Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX:CVE). Energy. Down 43 cents, or 2.04 per cent, to $20.64 on 8.6 million shares.
Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Financials. Up 39 cents, or 0.48 per cent, to $81.47 on 7.9 million shares.
B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO). Mining. Down four cents, or 0.73 per cent, to $5.48 on 7.5 million shares.
Companies in the news:
BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE). Telecom. Up two cents, or 0.03 per cent, to $65.38; and Air Canada. (TSX:AC). Transportation. Down six cents, or 0.32 per cent, to $18.79. Experts say a new partnership between Bell and Air Canada offering Aeroplan members free Wi-Fi messaging on flights will help strengthen the rewards program's brand after being largely grounded during the pandemic. The telecommunications giant will sponsor inflight Wi-Fi services across the airline's fleet, including Air Canada Rouge and Air Canada Express planes, starting May 15. All Aeroplan members travelling worldwide on Wi-Fi-equipped airplanes will be able to send and receive messages on apps such as Apple's iMessage, Meta's WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, Rakuten's Viber and Messages by Google over Wi-Fi.
Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX:L). Retail. Down $4.03, or 3.13 per cent, to $124.63. Canada's largest grocer said its product costs have risen by nearly $1 billion so far this year — double the historic norm — as it continues to see "outsized" price increases from big multinational food brands. Loblaw Companies Ltd. reported a profit of $418 million in its first quarter, down from $437 million last year when the company saw a one-time gain from a court ruling. Revenue for the 12-week period totalled nearly $13 billion, up from nearly $12.3 billion a year earlier.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 3,2023.
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