Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.14%

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Energy , Materials and Clean Technology sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.14% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (TSX:CNQ ), which rose 4.48% or 2.01 points to trade at 46.92 at the close. Meanwhile, Baytex Energy Corp (TSX:BTE ) added 4.46% or 0.18 points to end at 4.22 and Imperial Oil Ltd (TSX:IMO ) was up 4.38% or 4.17 points to 99.32 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were BlackBerry Ltd (TSX:BB ), which fell 7.58% or 0.27 points to trade at 3.29 at the close. Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY ) declined 3.78% or 0.09 points to end at 2.29 and Aritzia Inc (TSX:ATZ ) was down 3.54% or 1.80 points to 49.03.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 497 to 413 and 112 ended unchanged.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 11.64% to 12.37.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.83% or 21.95 to $2,681.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 3.74% or 2.55 to hit $70.72 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 3.70% or 2.65 to trade at $74.35 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.23% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR rose 0.84% to 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 100.96.

Source: Investing.com