Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.24%

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

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.24% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Aya Gold & Silver Inc (TSX:AYA ), which rose 9.02% or 1.44 points to trade at 17.40 at the close. Meanwhile, HudBay Minerals Inc (TSX:HBM ) added 8.22% or 0.90 points to end at 11.85 and Capstone Mining Corp (TSX:CS ) was up 7.04% or 0.69 points to 10.49 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Pet Valu Holdings Ltd (TSX:PET ), which fell 4.84% or 1.27 points to trade at 24.99 at the close. Kinaxis Inc (TSX:KXS ) declined 3.29% or 5.25 points to end at 154.32 and Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (TSX:AQN ) was down 3.05% or 0.23 points to 7.31.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 585 to 338 and 109 ended unchanged.

Shares in Aya Gold & Silver Inc (TSX:AYA ) rose to all time highs; up 9.02% or 1.44 to 17.40.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 3.73% to 11.11.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.33% or 35.25 to $2,687.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.68% or 1.18 to hit $71.55 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.72% or 1.26 to trade at $74.47 a barrel.

CAD/USD was up 0.80% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.21% to 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 100.06.

Source: Investing.com