Market Wrap-up for Canada Stocks

Investing.com – Canada stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Real Estate, REITs, and Utilities sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite lost 0.14%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were:
– Parex Resources Inc (TSX:PXT): up 6.03% or 0.73 points to trade at 12.83.
– Secure Energy Services Inc (TSX:SES): added 5.84% or 0.71 points to end at 12.86.
– MDA Ltd (TSX:MDA): up 5.54% or 0.98 points to 18.68 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– NovaGold Resources Inc (TSX:NG): fell 12.74% or 0.72 points, closing at 4.93.
– Equinox Gold Corp (TSX:EQX): declined 4.93% or 0.41 points to 7.91.
– NFI Group Inc (TSX:NFI): down 4.23% or 0.77 points to 17.44.

Market Statistics

• Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 463 to 438, with 108 ending unchanged.
• Shares in Secure Energy Services Inc. (TSX:SES) rose to 5-year highs.
• Shares in MDA Ltd (TSX:MDA) reached all-time highs.

Volatility and Commodities

• The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, measuring implied volatility, was up 5.41% to 11.70.
• Gold Futures for December delivery increased 0.27% or 7.15 to $2,676.85 per troy ounce.
• In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery rose 5.39% or 3.78 to $73.88 per barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 5.21% or 3.85 to $77.75 per barrel.

Currency Overview

• CAD/USD was unchanged at 0.74.
• CAD/EUR remained stable at 0.67.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 101.72.