Canadian stocks started the new week on a slightly bullish note after ending two consecutive weeks in the red territory as investors looked forward to the first-quarter corporate earning season beginning this week. The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose by 65 points, or 0.3%, yesterday to settle at 21,872.
Although a big selloff in metals prices drove shares of mining companies sharply lower, healthy gains in other key market sectors like real estate, consumer, and technology led the TSX benchmark upward.
Top TSX Composite movers and active stocks
Celestica, Kelt Exploration, Killam Apartment REIT, and Boardwalk REIT were the top-performing TSX stocks for the day as they inched up by more than 3% each.
On the flip side, shares of Energy Fuels (TSX:EFR) tanked by 10% to $7.25 per share, making it the worst-performing TSX stock for the day. This massive drop in EFR stock came a day after the Lakewood-based firm
