Agrium, Boardwalk Real Estate, Canadian Oil Sands: Canadian Equity Preview

Shares of the following companies may have unusual moves in Canadian trading.

Agrium Inc. (AGU CT): Canada’s second-largest fertilizer producer, offered to buy AWB Ltd., Australia’s largest wheat exporter, for A$1.2 billion ($1.1 billion).

Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (BEI-U CT): The owner of apartment buildings in Canada had its rating increased to “outperform” from “market perform” by Raymond James Financial Inc. analyst Mandy Samols.

Canadian Oil Sands Trust (COS-U CT): The biggest owner of the Syncrude project had its rating cut to “neutral” from “outperform” by analyst Brian Dutton of Credit Suisse Group AG.