Canada Stock Market Overview

Canada stocks closed lower on Friday, impacted by losses in the Materials, Clean Technology, and Telecom sectors.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite lost 0.54%.

Best Performers

• Celestica Inc. (TSX:CLS): +9.12% (+11.80 points) at 141.22
• Capital Power Corporation (TSX:CPX): +2.57% (+1.57 points) at 62.59
• TransAlta Corp (TSX:TA): +2.09% (+0.39 points) at 19.09

Worst Performers

• Enghouse Systems Ltd (TSX:ENGH): -12.89% (-4.05 points) at 27.36
• OceanaGold Corporation (TSX:OGC): -5.34% (-0.23 points) at 4.08
• HudBay Minerals Inc (TSX:HBM): -5.15% (-0.67 points) at 12.34

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 576 to 367, with 89 remaining unchanged.

Shares of Celestica Inc. reached all-time highs, rising 9.12% to 141.22.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, indicating implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, decreased by 19.67% to 7.39, marking a new three-month low.

Commodities

• Gold Futures (February delivery): -1.55% (-41.99) to $2,667.41 per troy ounce.
• Crude Oil (January delivery): +1.47% (+1.03) to $71.05 per barrel.
• Brent Oil (February contract): +1.23% (+0.90) to $74.31 per barrel.

Currency Exchange

• CAD/USD: unchanged at 0.70 (0.11% change)
• CAD/EUR: unchanged at 0.67 (0.43% change)
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.01% at 106.63.