Most actively traded companies on the TSX

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

Toronto Stock Exchange (12,319.25, down 126.20 points):

Rubicon Minerals Corp. (TSX:RMX). Miner. Down nine cents, or 64.29 per cent, to five cents on 17.1 million shares.

B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO). Miner. Down 14 cents, or 10.45 per cent, to $1.20 on 7.6 million shares.

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM). Miner. Down 40 cents, or 9.43 per cent, to $3.84 on 7.4 million shares.

Baytex Energy Corp. (TSX:BTE). Oil and gas. Down 50 cents, or 13.66 per cent, to $3.16 on 5.2 million shares.

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ). Oil and gas. Down $1.49, or 5.46 per cent, to $25.81 on five million shares.

Surge Energy Inc. (TSX:SGY). Oil and gas. Down 17 cents, or 8.76 per cent, to $1.77 on 4.3 million shares.

Companies reporting major news:

Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. (TSX:COS). Oil and gas. Down 24 cents, or 3.21 per cent, to $7.23 on 3.7 million shares. Canadian Oil Sands is claiming victory in a bitter oilpatch takeover battle With Suncor Energy (TSX:SU). However, its says shareholders deserve to know exactly how much support the hostile $4-billion bid from Suncor Energy (down $1.33, or four per cent, to $31.92 on 3.6 million shares) garnered before it was extended past its Friday night deadline until Jan. 27.