TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursdayon the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (20,337.21, up 77.43):
Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up 55 cents, or 1.18 per cent, to $47.29 on 17.4 million shares.
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ). Energy. Up $1.41, or 1.79 per cent, to $80.16 on 13.7 million shares.
Baytex Energy Corp. (TSX:BTE). Energy. Up six cents, or 1.11 per cent, to $5.46 on 10.7 million shares.
Athabasca Oil Corp. (TSX:ATH). Energy. Up 15 cents, or five per cent, to $3.15 on nine million shares.
Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financials. Down four cents, or 0.15 per cent, to $27.15 on 8.9 million shares.
Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. (TSX:TVE). Energy. Down 18 cents, or 4.02 per cent, to $4.30 on 8.2 million shares.
Companies in the news:
Indigo Books & Music Inc. (TSX:IDG). Down one cent, or 0.51 per cent, to $1.94. Canada’s biggest bookstore chain is warning employees that data stolen in a cyberattack may be posted on the so-called dark web after it refused to pay a ransom demand. Indigo Books & Music Inc. said Thursday that its network was hijacked by cyber criminals using a ransomware software known as LockBit last month, knocking its website and digital payment system offline. While the company’s investigation found no evidence that customer data such as credit card numbers or passwords was accessed, Indigo said the data of some current and former employees was compromised in the attack.
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX:TD). Down $2.20, or 2.43 per cent, to $88.46. TD Bank Group reported a first-quarter profit of $1.58 billion, down from $3.73 billion a year earlier, as it took a number of one-time charges including the cost to settle a lawsuit related to the Stanford Financial Group Ponzi scheme. The bank said Thursday the profit amounted to 82 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Jan. 31, down from $2.02 per diluted share in the same quarter last year. TD said its latest quarter included a loss of $876 million in connection with the mitigation of the impact of interest rate volatility related to its deal to buy U.S. bank First Horizon Corp. and a $1.6-billion charge related to the Stanford litigation settlement.
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. — Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. raised its dividend even as its profits took a hit in the fourth quarter of 2022 as extreme winter weather forced the oilsands giant to reduce production. The Calgary-based company reported Thursday that it earned $1.52 billion or $1.36 per diluted share for the quarter ended Dec. 31, down from $2.53 billion or $2.14 per diluted share in the last three months of 2021. The profit missed the market’s expectations, as the average analyst estimate had been for a profit of $2.27 per share, according to estimates compiled by financial markets data firm Refinitiv.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 2,2023.