Canadian Stock Market Overview

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

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite lost 0.90%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were:

Enghouse Systems Ltd (TSX:ENGH): rose 5.55% or 1.61 points to trade at 30.61 at the close.
North West Company Inc (TSX:NWC): added 3.64% or 1.78 points to end at 50.70.
Pet Valu Holdings Ltd (TSX:PET): was up 2.56% or 0.63 points to 25.28 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were:

Celestica Inc. (TSX:CLS): fell 10.24% or 6.35 points to trade at 55.65.
CES Energy Solutions Corp (TSX:CEU): declined 7.49% or 0.58 points to end at 7.16.
HudBay Minerals Inc (TSX:HBM): was down 5.53% or 0.54 points to 9.22.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 665 to 257, with 104 ending unchanged.

Shares in North West Company Inc (TSX:NWC) rose to all-time highs, rising 3.64% or 1.78 to 50.70.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 8.09% to 12.43.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.72% or 18.25 to $2,524.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities:

Crude oil for October delivery fell 1.53% or 1.06 to hit $68.09 a barrel.
November Brent oil contract fell 1.71% or 1.24 to trade at $71.45 a barrel.

Currency pairs showed:
– CAD/USD unchanged at 0.74.
– CAD/EUR unchanged at 0.66.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 101.15.