Most actively traded companies on the TSX

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

Toronto Stock Exchange (15,304.24, up 13.06 points):

Petrowest Corp. (TSX:PRW). Oil and gas. Downone cent, or 0.76 per cent, to $1.30 on 14.7 million shares.

Carpathian Gold Inc. (TSX:CPN). Miner. Down 0.5 of a cent, or 20 per cent, to two cents on 8.9 million shares.

Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace. Down three cents, or 0.78 per cent, to $3.82 on 6.1 million shares.

Torex Gold Resources Inc. (TSX:TXG). Miner. Up four cents, or 2.45 per cent, to $1.67 on 4.9 million shares.

Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Life insurance. Down 29 cents, or 1.33 per cent, to $21.51 on 4.3 million shares.

Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.B). Miner. Down five cents, or 0.20 per cent, to $25.04 on 3.8 million shares.

Companies reporting major news:

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. (TSX:VRX). Drugs, health-care products. Up $1.31 or 1.08 per cent at $122.26 on 298,739 shares. Quebec-based Valeant said after markets closed that it is extending the deadline for its more than US$50-billion hostile takeover bid for Botox maker Allergan (NYSE:AGN) until Dec. 31. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. The deadline had been set to extend at 5 p.m. ET Friday.