Market Overview

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, driven by gains in the Materials, Utilities, and Telecoms sectors.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.14%.

Best Performers

The top performers on the S&P/TSX Composite included:
– NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX:NXE): +6.48% (+0.72 points) to trade at 11.83.
– Aya Gold & Silver Inc (TSX:AYA): +4.86% (+0.64 points) to end at 13.80.
– Storagevault Canada Inc (TSX:SVI): +4.66% (+0.18 points) to 4.04.

Worst Performers

The worst performers were:
– MTY Food Group Inc (TSX:MTY): -4.59% (-2.14 points) to trade at 44.51.
– Boyd Group Services Inc (TSX:BYD): -3.27% (-7.46 points) to end at 220.61.
– George Weston Limited (TSX:WN): -3.17% (-7.05 points) to 215.10.

Overall, rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 503 to 427, with 100 remaining unchanged.

Additional Market Data

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, rose 0.57% to 10.67.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures (December delivery): +0.83% (+21.60) to $2,636.20 per troy ounce.
• Crude Oil (January delivery): +0.16% (+0.11) to $69.28 per barrel.
• Brent Oil (January contract): +0.01% (+0.01) to $73.31 per barrel.

Currency Exchange

• CAD/USD: unchanged at 0.72.
• CAD/EUR: unchanged at 0.68.
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.08% at 106.11.