Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.76%

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare , Clean Technology and REITs sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.76%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were BlackBerry Ltd (TSX:BB ), which rose 23.13% or 0.99 points to trade at 5.27 at the close. Meanwhile, First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TSX:FM ) added 8.04% or 1.40 points to end at 18.81 and Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY ) was up 6.59% or 0.11 points to 1.78 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Aya Gold & Silver Inc (TSX:AYA ), which fell 3.73% or 0.42 points to trade at 10.84 at the close. TFI International Inc (TSX:TFII ) declined 2.72% or 5.57 points to end at 198.94 and Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX:EFR ) was down 2.18% or 0.17 points to 7.63.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 629 to 295 and 94 ended unchanged.

Shares in BlackBerry Ltd (TSX:BB ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 23.13% or 0.99 to 5.27.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 6.27% to 11.66.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.25% or 32.69 to $2,640.79 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.57% or 1.11 to hit $69.47 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.04% or 0.03 to trade at $72.91 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 0.70, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.42% to 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.53% at 107.57.

Source: Investing.com