Most actively traded companies on the TSX

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

Toronto Stock Exchange (15,153.12, up 22.51 points):

Yamana Gold Inc. (TSX:YRI). Miner. Down two cents, or 0.66 per cent, to $2.99 on 7.2 million shares.

Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX:CVE). Oil and gas. Down 49 cents, or 5.09 per cent, to $9.14 on 5.2 million shares.

BetaPro Crude Oil. (TSX:HOU). Oil and gas. Down 28 cents, or 5.1 per cent, to $5.21 on 4.4 million shares.

Encana Corp. (TSX:ECA). Oil and gas. Down 28 cents, or 2.45 per cent, to $11.13 on 4.3 million shares.

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM). Miner. Up 26 cents, or 2.32 per cent, to $11.46 on 4 million shares.

Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financial Services. Up 36 cents, or 1.49 per cent, to $24.54 on 3.6 million shares.

Companies reporting major news:

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (TSX:CF). Financial services. Up eight cents, or 1.5 per cent, to $5.42 on 158,969 shares. The firm has signed a deal to buy Hargreave Hale Ltd., an investment and wealth management business in Britain. Under the agreement, Canaccord will play Hargreave shareholders $87.9 million plus an additional $46.5 million that is contingent on meeting certain performance targets.