Canada Stocks Rise After Close

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Friday, led by gains in the IT, Energy, and Financials sectors.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.81% to hit a new all-time high.

Best Performers

• SilverCrest Metals Inc (TSX:SIL): rose 9.69% or 1.22 points to trade at 13.81.
• Shopify Inc (TSX:SHOP): added 5.60% or 5.93 points to end at 111.91.
• Orla Mining Ltd (TSX:OLA): was up 5.42% or 0.30 points to 5.83 in late trade.

Worst Performers

• NovaGold Resources Inc (TSX:NG): fell 5.27% or 0.26 points to trade at 4.67.
• Interfor Corp (TSX:IFP): declined 3.49% or 0.72 points to end at 19.90.
• Innergex Renewable Energy Inc (TSX:INE): down 2.59% or 0.27 points to 10.15.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 556 to 363, with 99 ending unchanged.

Market Indicators

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 8.63% to 10.69.

Gold Futures for December delivery were down 0.30% or 8.15 to $2,671.05 a troy ounce. In commodities trading, Crude oil for November rose 1.28% or 0.94 to hit $74.65 a barrel, while December Brent oil rose 0.80% or 0.62 to trade at $78.24 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged at 0.74, while CAD/EUR was unchanged at 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 102.24.