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

Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Energy, Materials and Clean Technology sectors propelled shares higher.

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

The biggest gainers 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. 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.

Biggest losers included BlackBerry Ltd (TSX:BB), which lost 7.58% or 0.27 points to trade at 3.29 in late trade. Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY) declined 3.78% or 0.09 points to end at 2.29 and Aritzia Inc (TSX:ATZ) shed 3.54% or 1.80 points to 49.03.

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

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

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.82% or 21.75 to $2,681.15 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 3.71% or 2.53 to hit $70.70 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 3.68% or 2.64 to trade at $74.34 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.