Shares of Bank of Montreal BMO, +1.79% advanced 1.79% to C$135.14 Thursday, in what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index GSPTSE, +0.73% rising 0.73% to 20,532.18. Bank of Montreal closed C$19.33 short of its 52-week high (C$154.47), which the company achieved on March 22nd.
Trading volume of 2.3 M shares remained below its 50-day average volume of 2.4 M.