Canadian Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, with gains in the Clean Technology, IT, and Energy sectors driving shares up.

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

Best Performers

The top performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were:
– ATS Corporation (TSX:ATS): rose 4.29% or 1.84 points to trade at 44.75 at the close.
– BlackBerry Ltd (TSX:BB): added 4.05% or 0.22 points to end at 5.65.
– Vermilion Energy Inc (TSX:VET): up 2.82% or 0.36 points to 13.13 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Denison Mines Corp (TSX:DML): fell 2.15% or 0.06 points to trade at 2.73.
– Jamieson Wellness Inc (TSX:JWEL): declined 1.78% or 0.66 points to end at 36.46.
– Telus Corp (TSX:T): down 1.52% or 0.30 points to 19.45.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

BlackBerry Ltd shares hit 52-week highs with a gain of 4.05%. Conversely, Telus Corp shares fell to 5-year lows.

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

Commodity Performance

• Gold Futures for February delivery rose 0.70% or 18.49 to $2,653.99 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for February fell 0.73% or 0.51 to $69.59 a barrel.
• Brent oil for March fell 0.49% or 0.36 to trade at $72.81 a barrel.

Currency Overview

• CAD/USD remained unchanged at 0.69.
• CAD/EUR was unchanged at 0.67.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 107.89.