Canadian Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Canada stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Energy, Healthcare, and Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite declined 0.38%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were:
– MDA Ltd (TSX:MDA): rose 4.53% or 0.70 points to trade at 16.16 at the close.
– Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS): added 2.47% or 1.62 points to end at 67.22.
– H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:HR_u): up 2.45% or 0.25 points to 10.45 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO): fell 6.45% or 7.73 points to trade at 112.04.
– Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY): declined 6.35% or 0.16 points to end at 2.36.
– International Petroleum Corp (TSX:IPCO): down 4.65% or 0.94 points to 19.26.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 584 to 345, with 107 ending unchanged.

Shares in MDA Ltd (TSX:MDA) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.53% or 0.70 to 16.16.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, measuring the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 4.94% to 10.59, a new 1-month low.

Commodities Update

• Gold Futures for December delivery: up 0.20% or 5.20 to $2,560.40 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for October: fell 2.08% or 1.61 to hit $75.81 a barrel.
• November Brent oil contract: fell 1.83% or 1.47 to trade at $78.89 a barrel.

Currency Update

• CAD/USD: unchanged 0.31% to 0.74.
• CAD/EUR: unchanged 0.09% to 0.67.
• US Dollar Index Futures: down 0.28% at 100.46.