Market Summary

Investing.com – Canada stocks experienced gains after the market closed on Wednesday, driven by increases in the IT, Consumer Discretionary, and Industrials sectors.

S&P/TSX Composite

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.63%, reaching a new all-time high.

Best Performers

• Bird Construction Inc. (TSX: BDT): +11.88% (3.17 points) to 29.86 – all-time highs
• Interfor Corp (TSX: IFP): +5.07% (1.00 points) to 20.74
• Celestica Inc. (TSX: CLS): +4.72% (3.59 points) to 79.63

Worst Performers

• Brookfield Business Partners LP (TSX: BBU_u): -4.66% (1.51 points) to 30.89
• Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX: EFR): -3.26% (0.25 points) to 7.42
• Northwest Healthcare Properties REIT (TSX: NWH_u): -3.23% (0.18 points) to 5.40

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 535 to 369, with 115 remaining unchanged.

S&P/TSX 60 VIX

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 0.09% to 10.72.

Commodities

• Gold Futures (December delivery): -0.37% (9.65) to $2,625.75 per troy ounce
• Crude Oil (November delivery): -0.39% (0.29) to $73.28 per barrel
• Brent Oil (December delivery): -0.66% (0.51) to $76.67 per barrel

Currency Exchange Rates

• CAD/USD unchanged at 0.73
• CAD/EUR unchanged at 0.67

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 102.70.