Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.12%

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

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.12%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Onex Corp (TSX:ONEX ), which rose 6.53% or 7.26 points to trade at 118.38 at the close. Meanwhile, South Bow Corp (TSX:SOBO ) added 5.51% or 1.81 points to end at 34.67 and Primo Water Corp (TSX:PRMW ) was up 5.33% or 1.79 points to 35.36 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:K ), which fell 9.62% or 1.40 points to trade at 13.15 at the close. Aya Gold & Silver Inc (TSX:AYA ) declined 9.47% or 1.62 points to end at 15.49 and Seabridge Gold Inc . (TSX:SEA ) was down 9.21% or 2.15 points to 21.20.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 492 to 416 and 90 ended unchanged.

Shares in Onex Corp (TSX:ONEX ) rose to all time highs; rising 6.53% or 7.26 to 118.38.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 3.89% to 11.12.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 2.45% or 65.95 to $2,628.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 3.14% or 2.21 to hit $68.17 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.61% or 1.93 to trade at $71.94 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.08% to 0.72, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.43% to 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.50% at 105.41.

Source: Investing.com