Market Summary

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Energy, IT and Materials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.43%.

Best Performers:
– Kinaxis Inc (TSX:KXS): +7.24% (9.70 points) to 143.65
– Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (TSX:CM): +5.51% (4.05 points) to 77.55
– K92 Mining Inc (TSX:KNT): +4.10% (0.29 points) to 7.37

Worst Performers:
– Parex Resources Inc (TSX:PXT): -23.64% (4.08 points) to 13.18
– Ero Copper Corp (TSX:ERO): -4.21% (1.20 points) to 27.28
– National Bank of Canada (TSX:NA): -2.29% (2.91 points) to 124.00

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 582 to 329, while 112 ended unchanged.

Shares in Parex Resources Inc fell to 3-year lows, down 23.64%. In contrast, shares in Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce hit 52-week highs, rising 5.51%.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, measuring implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 0.09% to 10.90.

Commodities:
– Gold Futures (December delivery): +0.65% (16.55) to $2,554.35 per troy ounce
– Crude oil (October delivery): +1.88% (1.40) to $75.92 per barrel
– Brent oil (November contract): +1.68% (1.30) to $78.88 per barrel

Currency Exchange Rates:
– CAD/USD: Unchanged at 0.74
– CAD/EUR: Unchanged at 0.67

US Dollar Index Futures: Up 0.32% at 101.32.