Investing.com – Canada Stocks Overview

CAD/USD: Unchanged at 0.74 .
CAD/EUR: Unchanged at 0.67 .
US Dollar Index Futures: Up 0.10% at 101.73 .

Canada’s stocks closed lower on Tuesday, driven down by losses in the Materials, Energy, and IT sectors.

At the end of trading in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite lost 1.30%.

Bausch Health Companies Inc (TSX:BHC): +3.00% or 0.24 points, trading at 8.23.
Laurentian Bank Of Canada (TSX:LB): +2.36% or 0.61 points, closing at 26.42.
Telus Corp (TSX:T): +1.98% or 0.43 points, finishing at 22.20.

First Quantum Minerals Ltd (TSX:FM): -13.79% or 2.34 points, trading at 14.63.
Lundin Mining Corporation (TSX:LUN): -12.52% or 1.75 points, ending at 12.23.
Capstone Mining Corp (TSX:CS): -11.17% or 1.08 points, closing at 8.59.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 708 to 272, while 72 ended unchanged.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures implied volatility for S&P/TSX Composite options, increased 3.46% to 10.76.

Gold Futures (December delivery): -0.16% or 4.15, priced at $2,523.45 per troy ounce.
Crude Oil (October delivery): -4.27% or 3.14, reaching $70.41 per barrel.
Brent Oil (November contract): -4.77% or 3.70, trading at $73.82 per barrel.

Canada stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite down 1.30%