Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.61%

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare , Energy and Utilities sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.61%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY ), which rose 15.17% or 0.27 points to trade at 2.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Birchcliff Energy Ltd . (TSX:BIR ) added 7.01% or 0.33 points to end at 5.04 and Paramount Resources Ltd . (TSX:POU ) was up 5.95% or 1.74 points to 30.98 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were BRP Inc (TSX:DOO ), which fell 3.66% or 2.77 points to trade at 72.86 at the close. Superior Plus Corp (TSX:SPB ) declined 3.28% or 0.21 points to end at 6.20 and Crombie REIT (TSX:CRR_u ) was down 2.61% or 0.36 points to 13.44.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 492 to 427 and 108 ended unchanged.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 5.57% to 11.01.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.64% or 16.84 to $2,628.26 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.20% or 0.14 to hit $69.60 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.17% or 0.12 to trade at $72.68 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.03% to 0.70, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.19% to 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 107.84.

Source: Investing.com