Most actively traded companies on the TSX

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

Toronto Stock Exchange (15,616.36, up 26.97 points)

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM). Miner. Down $2.54, or 12.37 per cent, to $18.00 on 9.5 million shares.

Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB). Healthcare. Down 50 cents, or 4.63 per cent, to $10.30 on 8.6 million shares.

Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace, rail equipment. Down four cents, or 1.06 per cent, to $3.73 on 6.7 million shares.

Aimia Inc. (TSX:AIM). Loyalty programs. Down nine cents, or 4.50 per cent, to $1.91 on 5.9 million shares.

Neovasc Inc. (TSX:NVC). Medical devices. Down 1.5 cents, or 9.38 per cent, to 14.5 cents on 5.4 million shares.

Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (TSX:BIR). Oil and gas. Up 27 cents, or 8.21 per cent, to $3.56 on 5.2 million shares.

Companies reporting major news:

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSX:ATD.B). Convenience stores. Down $4.11, or 6.45 per cent, to $59.60 on 3.3 million shares. The Quebec-based convenience store retailer says acquisitions and a boost from the U.S. corporate tax cut in the third quarter helped to offset the lingering impact from last fall’s Texas hurricane and lower U.S. fuel profits. The company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, said its net earnings attributable to shareholders surged about 62 per cent to $463.9 million.