Most actively traded companies on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange markets

By The Canadian Press

TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:

Toronto Stock Exchange (11,433.22, down 176.08 points):

Ithaca Energy Inc. (TSX:IAE). Oil and gas. Down 10 cents, or 5.46 per cent, at $1.73 on 8,771,079 shares.

Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Oil and gas. Down $1.04, or 3.56 per cent, at $28.15 on 5,966,071 shares.

Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Insurer. Down 51 cents, or 4.47 per cent, at $10.9 on 5,428,667 shares.

Eastern Platinum Ltd. (TSX:ELR). Miner. Down four cents, or 14.29 per cent, at 24 cents on 4,389,277 shares.

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ). Oil and gas. Down $2.18, or 6.81 per cent, at $29.85 on 3,929,420 shares.

B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO). Miner. Down 15 cents, or 4.62 per cent, at $3.10 on 3,462,438 shares.

TSX Venture Exchange (1,289.43, down 19.91points):

GoldQuest Mining Corp. (TSXV:GQC). Miner. Up 8.5 cents, or 17.89 per cent, at 56 cents on 11,144,473 shares.

Petro Vista Energy Corp. (TSXV:PTV). Oil and gas. Up two cents, or 30.77 per cent, at 8.5 cents on 4,749,632 shares.

Companies reporting major news:

Research In Motion (TSX:RIM). Consumer technology. Down 82 cents, or 7.14 per cent, at $10.66 on 3,231,077 shares. A fresh batch of takeover speculation greeted the BlackBerry-maker on Wednesday as analysts weighed in on the company’s projected operating loss in the current quarter and its prospects for survival. Today’s sell-off came after a statement from RIM late Tuesday said it hired two outside firms to advise on its troubled business and financial performance.

Fibrek Inc. (TSX:FBK). Pulp and paper. Down one cent, or 1.12 per cent, at 88 cents on 65,000 shares. Five top-ranking executives from Fibrek, recently acquired by Resolute Forest Products (TSX:RFP), have departed with more $8.2 million in compensation and retirement payouts. The bulk of the payments went to the former CEO, Pierre Gabriel Cote, who received $5.1 million in various payments.

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