Boardwalk, Harvest Energy Trust, Nexen: Canadian Equity Preview

The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in Canada. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names and prices are from the last close.

The Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index fell 258.77, or 1.8 percent, to 13,869.82.

Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (BEI-U CN): The owner of residential properties in Western Canada was raised to ``buy'' from ``hold'' by analyst Jonathan Kelcher at Canaccord Adams. Boardwalk shares gained C$1.35, or 3.3 percent, to C$41.96.

Great Canadian Gaming Co. (GC CN): The casino operator reported more profit than analysts expected, according to the average analyst estimate in a Bloomberg survey. Great Canadian shares fell 32 cents, or 2.2 percent, to C$14.28.

Harvest Energy Trust (HTE-U CN): The oil and natural gas producer was cut to ``sell'' from ``buy'' by analyst Bruce McDonald at Canaccord Adams. Harvest Energy shares fell C$1.85, or 7.1 percent, to C$24.25.

Nexen Inc. (NXY CN): The oil and natural-gas producer shut its Buzzard platform in the U.K. North Sea after inspections showed damage from storms. Nexen shares fell 63 cents, or 2 percent, to C$30.42.
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