Most actively traded companies on the TSX

By The Canadian Press

Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:

Toronto Stock Exchange (15,148.53, down 1.07 points):

Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace, rail equipment. Down 13 cents, or 4.98 per cent, to $2.48 on 9.9 million shares.

Baytex Energy Corp. (TSX:BTE). Oil and gas. Down 24 cents, or 7.50 per cent, to $2.96 on 7.5 million shares.

Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX:CVE). Oil and gas. Down 30 cents, or 3.18 per cent, to $9.14 on 7.07 million shares.

Encana Corp. (TSX:ECA). Oil and gas. Down 42 cents, or 3.77 per cent, to $10.72 on 7.05 million shares.

Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financial Services. Down 51 cents, or 2.10 per cent, to $23.76 on 4.5 million shares.

Spartan Energy Corp. (TSX:SPE). Oil and gas. Down five cents, or 2.58 per cent, to $1.89 on 3.9 million shares.

Companies reporting major news:

Amaya Inc. (TSX:AYA). Online gaming. Down 22 cents, or 0.94 per cent, to $23.19 on 214,913 shares. CEO Rafi Ashkenazi told reporters Wednesday after the company’s annual meeting that it has its eyes set on India as it looks to grow its online poker business. Shareholders also approved a name change and headquarters relocation to Toronto. Amaya will become The Stars Group in August when its TSX symbol will also change.

Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY). Bank. Down 48 cents, or 0.51 per cent, to $93.28 on 2.3 million shares. The bank says it is cutting 450 jobs, primarily from its head office locations in the Greater Toronto Area as it tries to revamp its business in light of shifting client preferences. Royal says it consolidates its business where needed in order to reinvest in areas such as digital, data, new technology and high-growth business areas.

Sears Canada (TSX:SCC). Department stores. Down 18 cents, or 22.50 per cent, to 62 cents on 255,195 shares. Bloomberg, citing unnamed people it said were familiar with the matter, reported that the company is preparing to seek court protection from creditors within weeks and that the business could be sold off in pieces. The Toronto-based retailer and its American counterpart have been suffering from dwindling sales for years as a result of changes to consumer buying patterns and new competition, particularly from online shopping.

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