Canada’s benchmark stock index opened higher Friday as all subgroups rallied, except for health care.
At 9:45 a.m. ET the S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 143.18 points to 19,599.89. Friday’s gain comes after the TSX rose 202.15 points, or 1.05 per cent, Thursday.
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Suncor Energy Inc. and Toronto-Dominion Bank were adding the most points to the index. Aecon Group Inc. was the lead laggard on the index, as its shares sank 13.3 per cent to $11.13 after the construction company missed adjusted profit expectations in its second quarter even as revenue surged 16 per cent year-over-year to $1.1 billion.
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