Investor Ideas' TSX Stocks to Watch: Friday's Trading Leaders

December 5, 2011 - Investorideas.com, a leader in sector research for independent investors issues a trading alert for TSX trading leaders for December 02, 2011. The Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index fell 38.20 (-0.32%) to close the day at 12,075.09.Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) was the top traded stock on the TSX ,closing higher by 1.74 (3.70%) to C$48.77 with more than 6.49 million shares exchanged hands, compared to its average volume of 3.66 million shares. Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is a diversified financial services company. RBC provides personal and commercial banking, wealth management services, insurance, corporate and investment banking and transaction processing services on a global basis.Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX: MFC) climbed 0.27 (2.47%) to end at C$11.20 on over 6.20 million shares, compared to its 30-day average volume of 5.71 million shares. Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC) is a life insurance and a holding company of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (MLI) and John Hancock Reassurance Company, Ltd. MFC is a financial services company serving customers in 22 countries around the world.ALLANA POTASH (TSX: AAA) climbed 0.01 (0.93%) to finish at C$1.08 on over 4.76 million shares, compared to its average volume of 2.65 million. The stock has soared over 29% over the past one month. It has a 52-week range of C$0.45-C$2.43.Gildan Activewear Inc.(TSX: GIL) added 4.72% to C$17.32 after slumping 7.98 (-32.54%) in the previous trading session on over 2.74 million shares the company said fourth-quarter earnings fell nearly 15%, and it said it expects a loss in the first quarter. It also expects fiscal 2012 adjusted earnings of about $1.30 a share, down from $2.01 in the year just ended.About InvestorIdeas.com: Big Ideas for small cap InvestorsInvestorIdeas.com is a leader in investor stock research by sector. Sectors we cover include; cleantech and renewable energy stocks, biotech stocks, mining and gold stocks, energy stocks, water, tech, defense stocks, nanotech, agriculture and gaming.Sign up for the free investor news and stock alerts http://www.investorideas.com/Resources/Newsletter.aspJoin Investor Ideas - Become a MemberInvestorideas.com Members currently have 24/7 online access to the exclusive subscriber-only 13 stock directories in leading sectors including nanotech, renewable energy, water and energy stocks. Get stock alerts and hot news!Visit the Investor Ideas membership page to learn more at: http://www.investorideas.com/membership/Follow Investorideas.com on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/InvestorideasFollow Investorideas.com on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/InvestorideasDisclaimer: Our sites do not make recommendations. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. This site is currently compensated by featured companies, news submissions and online advertising .www.InvestorIdeas.com/About/Disclaimer.aspBC Residents and Investor Disclaimer : Effective September 15 2008 - all BC investors should review all OTC and Pink sheet listed companies for adherence in new disclosure filings and filing appropriate documents with Sedar. Read for more info: http://www.bcsc.bc.ca/release.aspx?id=6894Source - Investorideas.com800-665-0411