Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.70%

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

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.70% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Brookfield Business Partners LP (TSX:BBU_u ), which rose 3.95% or 1.22 points to trade at 32.10 at the close. Meanwhile, TFI International Inc (TSX:TFII ) added 3.65% or 6.74 points to end at 191.47 and First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TSX:FM ) was up 3.39% or 0.60 points to 18.31 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Aritzia Inc (TSX:ATZ ), which fell 5.64% or 2.82 points to trade at 47.20 at the close. Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX:TD ) declined 4.01% or 3.28 points to end at 78.48 and Alimentation Couche Tard Inc (TSX:ATD ) was down 3.38% or 2.53 points to 72.27.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 632 to 301 and 107 ended unchanged.

Shares in Alimentation Couche Tard Inc (TSX:ATD ) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.38% or 2.53 to 72.27.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 1.54% to 10.21.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.25% or 33.00 to $2,672.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.16% or 0.12 to hit $75.73 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.31% or 0.25 to trade at $79.15 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 0.73, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.33% to 0.66.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 102.71.

Source: Investing.com