Barrick, Brick, Noront, TSX, Rogers: Canadian Equity Preview

The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in Canadian markets. The preview includes news that broke after markets closed. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names and prices are from the last close.

The Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index rose 312.92, or 2.2 percent, to 14,625 in Toronto.

Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX CN): The world's largest gold producer had third-quarter profit before one-time items of 39 cents a share, less than the average 40-cent estimate of 17 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Sales rose 7.8 percent to $1.68 billion, Toronto-based Barrick said in a statement distributed by Marketwire. The shares gained C$1.63, or 4 percent, to C$42.

Brick Brewing Co. (BRB CN): The beer maker abandoned plans to sell itself and Chief Executive Officer Doug Berchtold resigned effective Nov. 2, the Waterloo, Ontario-based company said in a statement. Executive Chairman Jim Brickman will take over until a successor is found. The shares added 1 cent, or 0.7 percent, to C$1.36. They're down 42 percent in 2007.

Noront Resources Ltd. (NOT CN) shares were halted on Toronto's TSX Venture Exchange by Canada's market regulator after the mining-exploration company surged 65 cents, or 12 percent, to C$5.93. Trading was halted ``pending news,'' Market Regulation Services Inc. said in a statement released by Canada NewsWire. Noront Chief Executive Officer Richard Nemis wasn't immediately available to comment.

Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI/B CN): Canada's biggest mobile-phone company may say that third-quarter earnings were 40 cents a share before one-time items, on sales of C$2.68 billion, according to the average estimate in a Bloomberg survey of analyst. On that basis, Rogers earned 43 cents a share on sales of C$2.53 billion in the year-ago quarter.

Silver Wheaton Corp. (SLW CN): The silver miner said that third-quarter profit fell to $19.2 million, or 8 cents a share, from $22.5 million, or 9 cents a share. Earnings before one-time items were 8 cents a share, beating the 7 cents average estimate of six analysts in a Bloomberg survey. The shares gained 84 cents, or 5.5 percent, to C$15.99

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