Canada Stock Market Review
Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Friday, led by gains in the IT, Consumer Discretionary, and Financials sectors.
Market Performance
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.51%.
Best Performers
- Capstone Mining Corp (TSX:CS): +4.31% or +0.40 points to trade at 9.67
- HudBay Minerals Inc (TSX:HBM): +4.17% or +0.44 points to end at 11.00
- Stella-Jones Inc. (TSX:SJ): +3.64% or +3.26 points to 92.80
Worst Performers
- Laurentian Bank Of Canada (TSX:LB): -4.27% or -1.15 points to trade at 25.81
- Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:WDO): -3.66% or -0.49 points to end at 12.89
- Baytex Energy Corp (TSX:BTE): -3.03% or -0.15 points to 4.80
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 550 to 376, with 106 ending unchanged.
Volatility
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 4.59% to 10.40, a new 1-month low.
Commodities
- Gold Futures for December delivery fell 0.98% or 25.15 to 2,535.15 a troy ounce.
- Crude oil for October delivery fell 3.07% or 2.33 to hit 73.58 a barrel.
- Brent oil for November fell 2.40% or 1.89 to trade at 76.93 a barrel.
Currency Exchange
- CAD/USD: unchanged at 0.74
- CAD/EUR: unchanged at 0.67
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 101.64.
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