Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.01%
Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the IT, Clean Technology and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.01% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Celestica Inc. (TSX:CLS), which rose 4.93% or 13.72 points to trade at 292.21 at the close. Meanwhile, TransAlta Corp (TSX:TA) added 4.21% or 0.70 points to end at 17.34 and Cameco Corp (TSX:CCO) was up 4.18% or 4.34 points to 108.14 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were EQB Inc (TSX:EQB), which fell 11.21% or 11.40 points to trade at 90.25 at the close. Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX:TD) declined 4.51% or 4.74 points to end at 100.27 and Ero Copper Corp (TSX:ERO) was down 3.35% or 0.67 points to 19.32.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 438 to 419 and 103 ended unchanged.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 9.67% to 9.30.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.83% or 28.70 to $3,477.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.28% or 0.18 to hit $64.33 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.36% or 0.24 to trade at $67.68 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.26% to 0.73, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.09% to 0.62.
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The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 97.82.
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