Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.11%

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Staples , IT and Energy sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.11% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Secure Energy Services Inc . (TSX:SES ), which rose 4.25% or 0.51 points to trade at 12.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Denison Mines Corp (TSX:DML ) added 3.95% or 0.09 points to end at 2.37 and NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX:NXE ) was up 3.66% or 0.31 points to 8.79 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were SSR Mining Inc (TSX:SSRM ), which fell 6.11% or 0.50 points to trade at 7.68 at the close. Fortuna Silver Mines Inc (TSX:FVI ) declined 4.81% or 0.32 points to end at 6.33 and Calibre Mining Corp (TSX:CXB ) was down 4.36% or 0.12 points to 2.63.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 498 to 421 and 111 ended unchanged.

Shares in Secure Energy Services Inc. (TSX:SES ) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.25% or 0.51 to 12.50.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 4.69% to 10.71.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.24% or 6.30 to $2,652.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.62% or 0.44 to hit $70.56 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.45% or 0.33 to trade at $73.36 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.33% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR rose 0.76% to 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 100.62.

Source: Investing.com