Canada stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite down 0.20%

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

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite declined 0.20%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Onex Corp (TSX:ONEX ), which rose 2.89% or 3.19 points to trade at 113.54 at the close. Meanwhile, CAE Inc. (TSX:CAE ) added 2.21% or 0.79 points to end at 36.52 and Parex Resources Inc (TSX:PXT ) was up 2.04% or 0.27 points to 13.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ATS Corporation (TSX:ATS ), which fell 3.31% or 1.48 points to trade at 43.27 at the close. Granite REIT (TSX:GRT_u ) declined 2.22% or 1.58 points to end at 69.71 and TFI International Inc (TSX:TFII ) was down 2.19% or 4.45 points to 198.66.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 444 to 429 and 114 ended unchanged.

Shares in CAE Inc. (TSX:CAE ) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 2.21% or 0.79 to 36.52.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 1.67% to 10.97.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.81% or 21.49 to $2,632.41 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.95% or 0.66 to hit $70.28 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.82% or 0.60 to trade at $73.45 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.09% to 0.69, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.08% to 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 107.82.

Source: Investing.com