Most actively traded companies on the TSX

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

Toronto Stock Exchange (13,426.23, up 36.04 points):

Telesta Therapeutics Inc. (TSX:TST). Health-care. Unchanged at 7.5 cents on 9.3 million shares.

Kinross Gold Corp. (TSX:K). Miner. Up 42 cents, or 10.53 per cent, to $4.41 on 8.6 million shares.

B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO). Miner. Up 16 cents, or 7.58 per cent, to $2.27 on 7.3 million shares.

Lake Shore Gold Corp. (TSX:LSG). Miner. Up eight cents, or four per cent, to $2.08 on 6.3 million shares.

Encana Corp. (TSX:ECA). Oil and gas. Up one cent, or 0.13 per cent, to $7.65 on 6.2 million shares.

Baytex Energy Corp. (TSX:BTE). Oil and gas. Down seven cents, or 1.41 per cent, to $4.90 on 5.8 million shares.

Companies reporting major news:

Amaya Inc. (TSX:AYA). Online gaming. Up $1.89, or 12.76 per cent, to $16.70 on 2.3 million shares. David Baazov is taking an indefinite paid leave of absence as CEO and chairman of Amaya Inc., owner of the PokerStars online gambling business. Amaya said Baazov plans to focus on his response to allegations against him by Quebec’s stock market regulator and prepare an offer to buy the Montreal-based company.