Canada shares higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.53%

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

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.53% to hit a new all time high.

The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were K92 Mining Inc (TSX:KNT), which rose 6.71% or 0.60 points to trade at 9.54 at the close. Onex Corp (TSX:ONEX) added 3.57% or 3.45 points to end at 100.05 and Gfl Environmental Inc (TSX:GFL) was up 2.88% or 1.61 points to 57.58 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Equinox Gold Corp (TSX:EQX), which lost 7.06% or 0.57 points to trade at 7.50 in late trade. Parkland Fuel Corporation (TSX:PKI) declined 3.65% or 1.34 points to end at 35.33 and Ero Copper Corp (TSX:ERO) shed 2.86% or 0.79 points to 26.87.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 558 to 376 and 106 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 down 1.38% to 10.01 a new 1-month low.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.60% or 16.15 to $2,707.45 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.51% or 0.36 to hit $70.75 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.40% or 0.30 to trade at $74.52 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.34% to 0.72, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.04% to 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 103.61.