Canada Stocks Close Higher

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

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.18%.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were:
– Fortuna Mining Corp (TSX:FVI): up 9.87% or 0.63 points to trade at 7.01.
– SilverCrest Metals Inc (TSX:SIL): up 7.63% or 1.05 points to end at 14.82.
– New Gold Inc (TSX:NGD): up 7.07% or 0.27 points to 4.09 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS): down 3.37% or 2.69 points to trade at 77.10.
– Constellation Software Inc. (TSX:CSU): down 2.93% or 140.27 points to 4,650.03.
– Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSX:GWO): down 2.36% or 1.18 points to 48.68.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 566 to 354, with 100 ending unchanged.

Volatility and Commodities

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, measuring the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 0.40% to 10.08.

Gold Futures for February delivery were up 0.27% or 7.14 to $2,665.64 a troy ounce.

In commodities trading:
– Crude oil for January delivery rose 2.66% or 1.81 to hit $69.91 a barrel.
– The February Brent oil contract rose 2.41% or 1.73 to trade at $73.56 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged at 0.11% to 0.71, while CAD/EUR was also unchanged at 0.27% to 0.68.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 106.31.