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

The Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index fell 252.38, or 1.8 percent, to 14,118.18.

Cinch Energy Corp. (CNH CN): The oil and gas company in western Canada reported a third-quarter loss of 27 cents a share, according to the firm's statement on Marketwire. Chief Financial Officer Denise Ramage resigned to pursue other interests, the statement said. The company named Sarah Tait as its new CFO. Cinch shares fell 5 cents to 87 Canadian cents.

Kinross Gold Corp. (K CN): Canada's third-biggest gold producer said third-quarter profit fell to $39.4 million, or 7 cents a share. A year earlier, net income was $50.3 million, or 14 cents a share, Toronto-based Kinross said today in a statement distributed by Marketwire. Kinross fell 67 cents to C$18.54.