Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.05%

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the IT , Financials and Consumer Discretionary sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.05% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were BRP Inc (TSX:DOO ), which rose 6.91% or 4.70 points to trade at 72.75 at the close. Meanwhile, TransAlta Corp (TSX:TA ) added 6.47% or 1.16 points to end at 19.10 and SSR Mining Inc (TSX:SSRM ) was up 5.50% or 0.47 points to 9.01 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Torex Gold Resources Inc (TSX:TXG ), which fell 11.78% or 3.76 points to trade at 28.15 at the close. Canadian Western Bank (TSX:CWB ) declined 5.38% or 3.16 points to end at 55.59 and Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd (TSX:TVE ) was down 4.31% or 0.20 points to 4.44.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 527 to 433 and 85 ended unchanged.

Shares in TransAlta Corp (TSX:TA ) rose to 5-year highs; up 6.47% or 1.16 to 19.10.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 4.20% to 9.12 a new 3-months low.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.20% or 5.19 to $2,653.59 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.65% or 1.13 to hit $67.17 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 1.43% or 1.03 to trade at $71.06 a barrel.

CAD/USD was down 0.90% to 0.71, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.70% to 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 105.96.

Source: Investing.com