Canadian Stock Market Summary

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, with gains in the Clean Technology, IT, and Energy sectors leading shares upward.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.40%.

Best Performers

• ATS Corporation (TSX:ATS): +4.29% (up 1.84 points to 44.75)
• BlackBerry Ltd (TSX:BB): +4.05% (up 0.22 points to 5.65)
• Vermilion Energy Inc (TSX:VET): +2.82% (up 0.36 points to 13.13)

Worst Performers

• Denison Mines Corp (TSX:DML): -2.15% (down 0.06 points to 2.73)
• Jamieson Wellness Inc (TSX:JWEL): -1.78% (down 0.66 points to 36.46)
• Telus Corp (TSX:T): -1.52% (down 0.30 points to 19.45)

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 556 to 275, with 112 ending unchanged.

Shares in BlackBerry Ltd rose to 52-week highs, up 4.05% to 5.65. In contrast, shares in Telus Corp fell to 5-year lows, down 1.52% to 19.45.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, decreased 2.00% to 10.79.

Commodities

• Gold Futures for February delivery were up 0.20% (up 5.30 to $2,633.50 a troy ounce).
• Crude Oil for February rose 1.33% (up 0.92 to $70.16 a barrel).
• Brent Oil for March increased 1.24% (up 0.90 to $73.22 a barrel).

Currency Exchange

• CAD/USD: unchanged at 0.70
• CAD/EUR: unchanged at 0.67
• US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.18% at 108.00.