Canada stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite down 0.22%

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

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite lost 0.22%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Secure Energy Services Inc . (TSX:SES ), which rose 9.88% or 1.36 points to trade at 15.13 at the close. Meanwhile, Capital Power Corporation (TSX:CPX ) added 7.72% or 3.89 points to end at 54.30 and Precision Drilling Corporation (TSX:PD ) was up 7.03% or 5.59 points to 85.09 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (TSX:IVN ), which fell 3.85% or 0.76 points to trade at 18.99 at the close. Fortuna Mining Corp (TSX:FVI ) declined 3.67% or 0.27 points to end at 7.09 and Seabridge Gold Inc . (TSX:SEA ) was down 3.58% or 0.95 points to 25.55.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 479 to 439 and 107 ended unchanged.

Shares in Secure Energy Services Inc. (TSX:SES ) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 9.88% or 1.36 to 15.13. Shares in Capital Power Corporation (TSX:CPX ) rose to all time highs; up 7.72% or 3.89 to 54.30.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 1.37% to 11.48.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.58% or 16.20 to $2,797.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.60% or 1.75 to hit $68.96 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 2.52% or 1.78 to trade at $72.51 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.14% to 0.72, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.23% to 0.66.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 103.98.

Source: Investing.com