Market Summary for Canada Stocks

Investing.com – Canada stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Telecoms, Energy, and Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite fell 0.50%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were:
– BlackBerry Ltd (TSX:BB): rose 14.88% or 0.57 points to trade at 4.40 at the close.
– TransAlta Corp (TSX:TA): added 3.98% or 0.76 points to end at 19.85.
– Aritzia Inc (TSX:ATZ): was up 2.68% or 1.35 points to 51.73 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Baytex Energy Corp (TSX:BTE): fell 5.04% or 0.18 points to trade at 3.39.
– Rogers Communications Inc (TSX:RCIb): declined 4.40% or 2.09 points to end at 45.45.
– Algoma Steel Group Inc (TSX:ASTL): was down 4.38% or 0.63 points to 13.74.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 569 to 378, and 86 ended unchanged.

Significant Stock Movements

• Shares in Baytex Energy Corp (TSX:BTE) fell to 52-week lows.
• Shares in TransAlta Corp (TSX:TA) rose to 5-year highs.
• Shares in Rogers Communications Inc (TSX:RCIb) fell to 5-year lows.
• Shares in Aritzia Inc (TSX:ATZ) rose to 52-week highs.

Market Volatility

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 14.48% to 8.46.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.24% or 6.33 to $2,669.47 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for January delivery fell 1.54% or 1.10 to hit $70.19 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.95% or 0.71 to trade at $73.78 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• CAD/USD was unchanged at 0.07% to 0.70.
• CAD/EUR was unchanged at 0.28% to 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 106.58.