TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (14,188.98 down 38.10 points):
Carpathian Gold Inc. (TSX:CPN). Miner. Up one cent, or 16.67 per cent, to seven cents on 11.3 million shares.
B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO). Miner. Up four cents, or 1.26 per cent, to $3.22 on 7.1 million shares.
BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB). Communication equipment. Up 86 cents, or 7.91 per cent, to $11.73 on 7 million shares.
Atna Resources Ltd. (TSX:ATN). Miner. Up 2.5 cents, or 12.82 per cent, to 22 cents on 6.9 million shares.
Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace. Up one cent, or 0.28 per cent, to $3.58 on 5 million shares.
San Gold Corp. (TSX:SGR). Miner. Up 2.5 cents, or 10.64 per cent, to 26 cents on 4.9 million shares.
Toronto Venture Exchange (1,010.74 down 8.21 points):
Fission Uranium Corp. (TSXV:FCU). Miner. Up six cents, or 4.58 per cent, to $1.37 on 6.6 million shares.
Alexander Energy Ltd. (TSXV:ALX). Oil and gas. Down one cent, or 1.52 per cent, to 65 cents on 5.7 million shares.
Companies reporting major news:
Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO). Bank. Up six cents, or 0.08 per cent, to $72.63 on 1.4 million shares. The bank had $1.06 billion or $1.58 per share of net income in the first quarter, up two per cent from a year earlier and five cents higher than forecast. Adjusted net income was $1.08 billion or $1.61 a share, which was also ahead of estimates.
National Bank of Canada (TSX:NA). Bank. Up 62 cents, or 1.42 per cent, at $44.23 on almost 2.6 million shares. National reported after markets closed Monday that its quarterly net income ex-items came in at $384 million or $1.09 per share, well above expectations of $1.05 per share.
Tim Hortons Inc. (TSX:THI). Restaurants. Up 45 cents, or 0.78 per cent, to $58.39 on 1.1 million shares. The popular coffee and doughnut chain is planning a flurry of changes to its operations, including healthier food choices and the addition of 800 new stores over the next several years as it looks to maintain its edge in an increasingly competitive market.
