Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.09%

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Materials , Healthcare and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.09%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Lundin Gold Inc (TSX:LUG ), which rose 5.90% or 1.83 points to trade at 32.87 at the close. Meanwhile, Capstone Mining Corp (TSX:CS ) added 4.89% or 0.43 points to end at 9.23 and Equinox Gold Corp (TSX:EQX ) was up 4.19% or 0.35 points to 8.70 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were NFI Group Inc (TSX:NFI ), which fell 2.59% or 0.37 points to trade at 13.93 at the close. Bombardier Inc (TSX:BBDb ) declined 2.57% or 2.45 points to end at 93.03 and Richelieu Hardware Ltd. (TSX:RCH ) was down 2.16% or 0.83 points to 37.52.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 463 to 442 and 88 ended unchanged.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 9.15% to 11.72.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.71% or 19.01 to $2,691.41 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.17% or 0.86 to hit $74.18 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.33% or 1.01 to trade at $77.17 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 0.69, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.07% to 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 109.00.

Source: Investing.com